[HTML][HTML] Changing epidemiology, global trends and implications for outcomes of NAFLD

VWS Wong, M Ekstedt, GLH Wong, H Hagström - Journal of hepatology, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has rapidly become the most common liver
disease globally and is currently estimated to affect 38% of the global population. Only a …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of type 2 diabetes in the Middle East and North Africa: Challenges and call for action

IM El-Kebbi, NH Bidikian, L Hneiny… - World journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Type 2 diabetes continues to be a serious and highly prevalent public health problem
worldwide. In 2019, the highest prevalence of diabetes in the world at 12.2%, with its …

Effect of intensive lifestyle intervention on bodyweight and glycaemia in early type 2 diabetes (DIADEM-I): an open-label, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial

S Taheri, H Zaghloul, O Chagoury… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Type 2 diabetes is affecting people at an increasingly younger age, particularly
in the Middle East and in north Africa. We aimed to assess whether an intensive lifestyle …

Burden of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa: Data from Global Burden of Disease 2009-2019

P Golabi, JM Paik, S AlQahtani, Y Younossi… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & Aim Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become a major cause of
chronic liver disease (CLD) worldwide. Our aim was to assess the burden of liver …

Nomenclature and definition of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease: a consensus from the Middle East and north Africa

G Shiha, K Alswat, M Al Khatry, AI Sharara… - The lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
With the increasing prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease associated
with metabolic dysfunction is a global health problem, especially because it is one of the …

Worldwide trends in prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years for hypertensive heart disease from 1990 to 2017

H Dai, NL Bragazzi, A Younis, W Zhong, X Liu, J Wu… - …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Hypertensive heart disease (HHD) is a major cause of global morbidity and mortality.
Understanding its current burden among various countries and populations is crucial for …

High prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors amongst young adults in the United Arab Emirates: the UAE Healthy Future Study

F Mezhal, A Oulhaj, A Abdulle, A AlJunaibi… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2023 - Springer
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the world. In the
United Arab Emirates (UAE), it accounts for 40% of mortality. CVD is caused by multiple …

Adherence to low-carbohydrate diets in patients with diabetes: a narrative review

NK Kumar, JD Merrill, S Carlson, J German… - … and Obesity: Targets …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Evidence suggests that low carbohydrate (< 130 g/day of carbohydrate)(LCD) and very low
carbohydrate, ketogenic diets (typically< 50 g/day of carbohydrate)(VLCKD) can be effective …

The burden of osteoarthritis in the Middle East and North Africa region from 1990 to 2019

A Shamekh, M Alizadeh, SA Nejadghaderi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective We aimed to report the most current data on the prevalence, incidence, and years
lived with disability (YLDs) associated with osteoarthritis (OA) for the 21 countries and …

The egyptian clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of metabolic associated fatty liver disease

Y Fouad, G Esmat, R Elwakil, S Zakaria… - Saudi Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
The landscape of chronic liver disease in Egypt has drastically changed over the past few
decades. The prevalence of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has risen to …