Prevalence of overweight and obesity in United Arab Emirates Expatriates: the UAE National Diabetes and Lifestyle Study

Sulaiman, Nabil; Elbadawi, Salah; Hussein, Amal; Abusnana, Salah; Madani, A. Al; Mairghani, Maisoon; Alawadi, Fatheya; Sulaiman, Ahmad Hatim; Zimmet, Paul; Huse, Oliver; Shaw, Jonathan E.; Peeters, Anna

doi:10.1186/s13098-017-0287-0

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“…The present study findings revealed that obesity was significantly lower among males (9.4%) than females (19.3%), which was consistent with those of other studies on obesity (6,18,21,(24)(25)(26). In the gender ratio of the participants (i.e., M:F = 0.63), Vania et al, reported that the prevalence of obesity was 32% and 25% among females and (27).…”

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Obesity: An Inevitable Consequence of Urbanization

Farshidi

Rad

Eftekhaari

et al. 2019

Hormozgan medical journal

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Background: Today, obesity is a key healthcare problem on a global scale including Iran. The present study aimed at determining the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Hormozgan province, Iran to propose effective healthcare programs and strategies to reduce this dilemma in future. Objectives: The current study conducted in the South of Iran aimed at exploring the prevalence of overweigh and obesity in males and females in terms of social variables affected by demographic variables such as age, gender, marital status, education level, smoking, and physical activity. Methods: In the current cross sectional, observational study, a sample of 5000 eligible males and females above 18 years old were selected based on a multi-stratified clustering sampling method. The data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of variables such as weight, height, drug consumption, and physical activity. Statistical analysis was performed. Results: The present study findings revealed that 31.8% of the population in Hormozgan province was overweight, while only 15.2% were obese. The highest percentage of obesity (18.3%) was observed among the subjects aged 35-44 years. The prevalence of obesity among females was higher in urban population. Conclusions: The current study results showed that the urban married middle-aged females had the highest rate of obesity, which requires appropriate educational planning and utilization of efficient models in the realm of females' health.

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Obesity: An Inevitable Consequence of Urbanization

Farshidi

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Eftekhaari

et al. 2019

Hormozgan medical journal

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“…This is because 74% of participants were employed with a signi cant proportion earning above 500 Kuwaiti Dinah (Table S1) -many of whom are expatriates or locals in high income employments. Several possible drivers of this patterning between overweight and obesity is attributed to a strong culture of physical inactivity and smoking [45], and beliefs that view individuals with obese physique as appealing and sign of a uence [46]. Also, the unemployed were less likely to be overweight and obese compared to those employed, after accounting for other factors.…”

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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity, and Associations with Socio-Demographic Factors in Kuwait

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Alsharrah

et al. 2020

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Abstract Background: Kuwait is amongst countries in the Gulf region with high income economy. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), one in five adults in the Gulf region is obese. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of both overweight and obesity, and their relationships with socio-demographic factors, in Kuwait.Methods:A population-based survey of diabetes and obesity in Kuwait – part of the Kuwait Diabetes Epidemiology Program – was conducted between 2011-2013, targeting adults aged 18-82 years using the WHO STEPwise approach to non-communicable disease surveillance. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated to classify overweight and obesity, and waist circumference (WC) used to expressed central obesity. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate relationships between socio-demographic factors, overweight (25.0-29.9 kg/m2), obesity (≥30.0 kg/m2) or central obesity (WC≥80cm women; WC≥94cm men).Results:Records for gender (57% Men), age, BMI, governorate and nationality existed for 4963 individuals. Mean age and BMI were 43 years and 30kg/m2, respectively. Non-Kuwaiti nationals were more prevalent than Kuwaitis (87% vs 13%). Prevalence rates for overweight, obesity and central obesity were 38% (95%CI: 37-40%), 42% (95%CI: 41-44%) and 75% (95%CI: 73-76%), respectively. The youngest age group (18-29 years) had rates of 33% (95%CI: 28-39%), 25% (95%CI: 20-30%) and 49% (95%CI:43-55%) for overweight, obesity and central obesity, respectively. In covariate-adjusted analyses, the odds of being overweight was 23% greater for men than for women. Conversely, women had a 29% (95%CI: 4-60%) and 6-fold (95%CI: 5-9-fold) greater odds of obesity/central obesity, respectively, than men. Greater educational attainment, physical activity, and non-Kuwaiti status were associated with lower odds of obesity/central obesity. History of smoking, elevated blood pressure, higher income, being married, greater age and female sex related to greater odds of obesity/central obesity.Conclusion:Overweight was greater in men, obesity greater in women. Overweight and obesity prevalence were high in young adults ages 18-29 years, a significant public health concern. Efforts to integrate mandatory physical education to the school curriculum and promoting the creation of recreation spaces/parks to promote physical activities, will play a vital role in the early prevention of overweight/obesity in Kuwait.

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“…Although our study only focussed on Emirati nationals, who are the only ones obliged to undergo the compulsory medical examination, other studies conducted over the last decade have reported high prevalence rates of obesity and of diabetes in expatriates residing in the UAE, particularly in those who were ethnic Arabs or South Asians. 17,18 Our study only investigated men, but a recent (2013-2014) study of 555 young female university students in the UAE aged 17-25 years reported that 23.1% of these young women were overweight and 10.4% as obese, with 6.8% already fulfilling criteria for metabolic syndrome. 19 The prevalence of obesity is thus lower than in the young men of the same age range in our study.…”

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Prevalence of diabetes and cardio‐metabolic risk factors in young men in the United Arab Emirates: A cross‐sectional national survey

Alzaabi

Alkaabi

Al‐Maskari

et al. 2019

Endocrino Diabet & Metabol

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Introduction The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of cardio‐metabolic risk factors in men under 30 in the United Arab Emirates. Methods This cross‐sectional observational study included 33 327 Emirati men aged 18‐29 attending an obligatory standardized medical examination between May 2015 and February 2017. Body mass index, fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure were assessed. Results Overall, 7720 subjects (24.4%) were overweight and 8835 (28.0%) obese. The age‐adjusted prevalence was 4.7% [95% CI: 4.4‐5.0] for diabetes, 41.3% [40.6‐41.9] for impaired fasting glucose, 5.5% [5.2‐5.8] for hypercholesterolaemia (total cholesterol ≥ 240 mg/dL), 11.5% [11.1%‐12.0%] for hypertriglyceridaemia (≥150 mg/dL) and 10.4% [10.0%‐10.8%] for hypertension (diastolic or systolic blood pressure—or both—above upper limit of normal). These conditions were already present in the youngest age groups and rise progressively and rapidly with age. Of the 26 648 subjects with valid data for all cardio‐metabolic risk factors, 16 563 subjects (62.2%) presented ≥ 1 factor, 6392 subjects presented ≥2 factors (24.0%) and 63 (0.2%) presented all five. Patients who were obese were more likely to present multiple cardio‐metabolic risk factors and to have hypertension (P < 0.0001). All cardio‐metabolic risk factors were highly correlated with each other. Conclusions This national cohort study in the UAE revealed that obesity, diabetes, impaired fasting glucose, hypercholesterolaemia, triglyceridaemia and hypertension are already highly prevalent in young adulthood. Public health initiatives are required to address these and to anticipate the future burden of diabetes and major cardiovascular disease for which these men are at high risk.

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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in United Arab Emirates Expatriates: the UAE National Diabetes and Lifestyle Study

Cited by 91 publications

References 23 publications

Obesity: An Inevitable Consequence of Urbanization

Obesity: An Inevitable Consequence of Urbanization

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity, and Associations with Socio-Demographic Factors in Kuwait

Prevalence of diabetes and cardio‐metabolic risk factors in young men in the United Arab Emirates: A cross‐sectional national survey

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