Background All countries, irrespective of their developmental stage, face an increasing
burden of non-communicable diseases including diabetes mellitus. There is substantial …

Objective: The purpose of this study was assess the time trend of the prevalence of
prediabetes and diabetes and risk factors associated with diabetes in Pakistan by using a …

Background Kuwait ranks among the top 20 countries worldwide in diabetes prevalence.
This study's objectives were to assess the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes in …

Introduction: Arab populations have many similarities and dissimilarities. They share culture,
language and religion but they are also subject to economic, political and social differences …

The World Health Organization has ranked Saudi Arabia as having the second highest rate
of diabetes in the Middle East (7th highest in the world) with an estimated population of 7 …

Major sociodemographic changes have occurred in Egypt to promote the development of
noncommunicable diseases. We have performed a cross‐sectional, population‐based …

Several studies have clearly shown the impact of modernization on the prevalence of
diabetes mellitus in susceptible communities. Saudi Arabia has faced a rapid development …

The economic growth has paralleled the rise of diabetes and its complications in multiethnic
population of United Arab Emirates (UAE). Previous studies have shown that characteristics …

Background Type 2 (T2DM) is believed to be common in Saudi Arabia, but data are limited.
In this population survey, we determined the prevalence of T2DM and prediabetes. Materials …

Objective To estimate the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in Bangladesh using
national survey data and to identify risk factors. Methods Sociodemographic and …