Prediabetes and diabetes prevalence and risk factors comparison between ethnic groups in the United Arab Emirates

Rifat Hamoudi; Narjes Saheb Sharif-Askari; Fatemeh Saheb Sharif-Askari; Salah Abusnana; Hayat Aljaibeji; Jalal Taneera; Nabil Sulaiman

doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53505-7

doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53505-7

Prediabetes and diabetes prevalence and risk factors comparison between ethnic groups in the United Arab Emirates

Rifat Hamoudi

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Narjes Saheb Sharif-Askari

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..., Nabil Sulaiman

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Scientific Reports4.60

Volume: 9, Issue: 1

Published: Nov 25, 2019

Abstract

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 of diabetes is variable across different ethnicities. The objective of this study was to compare diabetes prevalence and risk factors between UAE nationals and different expatriate’s ethnic groups in UAE using data from UAE National Diabetes and Lifestyle Study...

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Prediabetes and diabetes prevalence and risk factors comparison between ethnic groups in the United Arab Emirates

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doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53505-7

Published Date

Nov 25, 2019

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Scientific Reports

Volume

9

Issue

1

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