Blood Lipid Concentrations and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Saudis

Ali, Majied; Al‐Shammari, Ali; Al-Maatouq, Mohamed A.; Tennier, Adele; Armstrong, Katherine

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“…We have previously reported a 17.1% rate of clinically significant obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2 ) in Saudi males (mostly tribal men) in Riyadh. 15 That study included tribal males who had recently moved to the suburbs of Riyadh, attending the primary care center linked to a tertiary care hospital. The striking difference in prevalence might reflect different lifestyles among the two populations, especially in rural areas.…”

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The Prevalence of Obesity Among Saudi Males in the Riyadh Region

Khoja¹,

Al-Maatouq

1996

Ann Saudi Med

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Attendees of 15 health centers in Urban and rural areas in the Riyadh region were screened for obesity during May and June 1994. Systemic selection yielded 1580 Saudi males for analysis. The mean age was 33.6 ± 13.5 years and body mass index (BMI) was 26.9 ± 5.7 kg/m 2 . Only 36.6% of subjects were their ideal weight (BMI < 25 kg/m 2 ), while 34.8% were overweight (BMI 25-29.9 kg/m 2 ), 26.9% were moderately obese (BMI 3.0-40 kg/m 2 ) and 1.7% were morbidly obese (BMI > 40 kg/m 2 ). Middle age, lower education and joblessness predicted a higher risk for obesity. Patients living in rural areas had greater BMIs than those living in urban areas (P < 0.01). Forty percent of overweight participants did not think they were so. The high prevalence of obesity and the lack of awareness among those afflicted emphasizes the need for community-based programs for preventing and reducing obesity, since weight control is effective in ameliorating most of the disorders associated with obesity, such as Type II non-insulindependent diabetes mellitus, hypertension, stroke, heart disease, sleep apnea syndrome and osteoarthritis of the knees. Young parents who are at risk of developing obesity and who play a central role in perpetuating it in their offspring should be the target of obesity-prevention programs. Ann Saudi Med 1996; 16(3):269-273. Obesity is a common chronic disorder in affluent societies, with serious effects on health and longevity.1 It is associated with the increased frequency of a number of diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, elevated serum cholesterol, arthrosis, gout and gallbladder disease.2 These co-morbidities contribute to the excess mortality observed among the obese. In addition, obesity plays a direct role in the development of coronary artery disease. 3Over the past two decades, Saudi Arabia has undergone remarkable and rapid economic development. 4 This has brought with it some of the diseases associated with affluence, of which obesity is one of the most obvious and important in view of the manner in which it increases the risk for morbidity and mortality.A small retrospective study has shown obesity to be prevalent in Saudis living in the Eastern province. 5 Few other studies have addressed this issue in Saudi Arabia and neighboring Arab Gulf countries. [6][7][8][9][10][11] We have previously reported on the high prevalence of clinically significant obesity among Saudi females, 12 but there are no studies of obesity and its associated risk factors among males in central Saudi Arabia. The present study was designed to determine the prevalence of obesity and its associated risk factors among Saudi men attending primary health care centers in Riyadh. MethodsA cross-sectional study was undertaken which included urban and rural health centers in the Riyadh region. Eleven urban and four rural health centers were randomly selected. Saudi male patients attending these health centers were included.The study was conducted over two months (May and June 1994). Systematic sampling was used to select...

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The Prevalence of Obesity Among Saudi Males in the Riyadh Region

Khoja¹,

Al-Maatouq

1996

Ann Saudi Med

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“…Several studies indicate that hypertension and its related clinical events, such as myocardial infarction and stroke, appear to be increasing, although at a lower rate than in other parts of the world. [4][5][6][7][8] The objective of this study is to investigate the patterns of systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) in household random samples of the Saudi population. No study has been undertaken which covers the entire population of the Kingdom and this led us to initiate the present study.…”

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Arterial Hypertension in Saudi Arabia

1997

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A cross-sectional population-based survey employing a cluster sampling method and household visits by trained health teams investigated hypertension prevalence in the Kingdom among 13,700 individuals of both sexes in all age groups. The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of hypertension of ∫ 160/95 mmHg was used; it was found that 9.1% and 8.7% of the total sample investigated were systolic and diastolic hypertensives, respectively. However, 12.4% and 7.9% of children younger than 18 years were systolic and diastolic hypertensive. Among adults aged 18 years and above, 5.3% were systolic and 7.3% were diastolic hypertensives; 87.5% of systolic and 79.4% of diastolic hypertensives were aged 40 years and over. Females had statistically significant elevated systolic hypertension compared with males (P < 0.01). However, if blood pressure ∫ 140/90 mmHg is used as a criterion for hypertension definition, the prevalence among the latter age groups would be 20.4% for systolic and 25.9% for diastolic hypertension. The prevalence of Isolated Systolic Hypertension (ISH), Isolated Diastolic Hypertension (IDH) and Systolic Diastolic Hypertension (SDH) among adults above 18 years was 1.8%, 3.8% and 3.5% respectively. ISH was higher among females compared with males (2% vs 1.4%), while IDH was higher among males than females (4.4% vs 3.4%). There is a need for tracking childhood hypertension, which could provide longterm analysis for risk of adult hypertension. Ann Saudi Med 1997; 17 (2) Hypertension is a major public health problem worldwide and is one of the risk factors for coronary artery disease 1,2 and cerebrovascular disease. 3 In a series of risk factors, hypertension almost competes with elevated plasma cholesterol for the first place. 4Communicable diseases are becoming less common in developing countries. However, the dramatic changes in lifestyle and food consumption patterns have led to the emergence of noncommunicable disease, such as hypertension, as a public health problem in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Several studies indicate that hypertension and its related clinical events, such as myocardial infarction and stroke, appear to be increasing, although at a lower rate than in other parts of the world. 4-8The objective of this study is to investigate the patterns of systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) in household random samples of the Saudi population. No study has been undertaken which covers the entire population of the Kingdom and this led us to initiate the present study. MethodologyThe data in this study came from a major national survey entitled "Evaluation of the Nutritional Status of the People of Saudi Arabia," conducted during 1989-1994, and sponsored by King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology. The detailed study design has been reported elsewhere. 9The information was collected through a community-based study which employed the cluster sampling method and household visits by trained health teams. The survey was an extensive undertaking which required geographic and demographic ...

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“…[9] In Saudi Arabia, hypertension is increasing in prevalence affecting more than one fourth of the Saudi population. [10][11][12][13][14] This increase is attributed to several factors such as lifestyle changein Saudi Arabia towards urbanization, unhealthy dietary habits, and obesity. Epidemiological studies worldwide has shown that increased awareness, follow up and control of HTN has resulted in a decreased tendency to morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease among hypertensive patients.…”

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Awareness and Knowledge on Hypertension and its Self- Care Practices Among Hypertensive Patients in Saudi Arabia

Bakhsh¹,

Adas²,

Murad³

et al. 2017

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Background: Hypertension is a prevalent health problem in Saudi Arabia. It is a major risk factor of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Untreated hypertension can lead to serious and life threatening complications. Prevention of hypertension has a significant role in controlling the disease, which can be achieved by increasing the awareness in the community and changing their attitude and practices towards it. Aim:to assess knowledge, awareness and self-care practicesof hypertension among hypertensive patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Out-Patient Department (OPD) of king Abdulaziz University hospital (KAUH) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. All confirmed cases of hypertension were interviewed using a pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire. Results: The awareness level about hypertension was high in majority of cases (72.6%) and knowledge level was average in 54.7% of patients. While self-care practices level was below average 74.4% of participants. Awareness, Knowledge and self-management practices were found to be significantly poor among old age groups (above 50 years), males and less educated patients. Conclusion: Though there was adequate general knowledge and awareness on hypertension among hypertensive patients, but uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) and poor self-care practices were major findings among the studied population. There is a need to establish programs that increase community awareness regarding long term complications of uncontrolled hypertension and proper practices to control blood pressure so that it improves self-care practices and BP monitoring among hypertensive patients.

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Blood Lipid Concentrations and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Saudis

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The Prevalence of Obesity Among Saudi Males in the Riyadh Region

The Prevalence of Obesity Among Saudi Males in the Riyadh Region

Arterial Hypertension in Saudi Arabia

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