Type II Diabetes Mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in Yemen: prevalence, associated metabolic changes and risk factors

Al‐Habori, Molham; Al-Mamari, Mohamed; Al‐Meeri, Ali

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2004.02.001

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“…The prevalence of diabetes has not been estimated yet in neighbouring countries in North Africa; however, the prevalence of diabetes in Arab countries varies from 3% in Sudan to 25% in Bahrain (Asfour et al, 1995;Elbagir et al, 1996;Ajlouni et al, 1998;Al-Mahroos and McKeigue, 1998). Our prevalence of diabetes is comparable to those reported in the Danagla community of northern Sudan (10%), in Oman (10%) and Turkey (7.9%), and higher than those reported in Yemen (4.6%), desert-like parts of Sudan (0.9%) and rural Egypt (Asfour et al, 1995;Elbagir et al, 1998;Satman et al, 2002;Al-Habori et al, 2004). In Jordan, the overall prevalence of diabetes has been reported as 13.4%: 14.9% in men and 12.5% in women, higher than rates reported from most countries in the region (Ajlouni et al, 1998).…”

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The global diabetes pandemic: the Tunisian experience

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Objective: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is known to be increasing rapidly worldwide, but few population-based surveys have been undertaken in Africa or the Middle East. The aims of this study are to report the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in Tunisia, to compare the prevalence to previous studies and to analyse the relationship between diabetes and age, sex, area of residency and body mass index (BMI). Subjects and setting: We have used data from the Tunisian National Nutrition Survey, a cross-sectional health study providing a large nationally representative sample of the Tunisian population including 3729 adults. We used the American Diabetes Association diagnostic criteria to determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and IFG. Results: The overall diabetes prevalence was 9.9% (9.5% in men and 10.1 in women) giving age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes of 8.5% (7.3% in men and 9.6% in women).Step-wise logistic regression showed age of more than 40 years, urban residency and high BMI to each be significantly and independently related to diabetes prevalence. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus has more than doubled in Tunisia over a 15-year period. Conclusions: Our study has demonstrated a high prevalence of diabetes in the adult population with a wide difference among the rural and urban areas with an increased prevalence compared to previous studies. The results underline the need to increase public awareness and to emphasize the benefit of lifestyle modification in order to prevent type II diabetes.

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The global diabetes pandemic: the Tunisian experience

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“…7 In Yemen, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus is nearly 4.6%, more than 80% of which are over the age of 40 years, an impaired fasting glucose was observed in 2.2%. 8 There are many chronic complications associated with hyperglycemia such as atherosclerosis, micro and macrovascular complication, nerve damage, increased mortality and morbidity, nephropathy, retinopathy, premature death, and PD.…”

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Risk factors for periodontal diseases among Yemeni type II diabetic patients. A case-control study.

Shamala¹,

Al-Hajri

Al-Wesabi³

2017

J Oral Res

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Background: Chronic periodontal diseases are one of diabetes mellitus complications. The present study aims to compare the periodontal status of type II diabetic patients to a control group and assess the role of risk factors in both groups. Materials and methods: A case-control study was conducted of 270 individuals (132 type II diabetics and 138 non-diabetics). Full mouth periodontal examination including plaque index, gingival bleeding, gingival recession, clinical attachment loss (CAL), tooth mobility, furcation involvement and the number of missing teeth. The case group was subdivided according to glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) status (poorly controlled HbA1c >8 and well controlled HbA1c≤8) Likewise, the duration of diabetes mellitus as short or long duration (DM≤10 or >10). The diabetic group was also subdivided according to smoking and Khat chewing habits. Result: The severity of periodontal disease among type II diabetic patients were significantly higher compared to the control group regarding the plaque index 2.6 (1.6-4.3), bleeding on probing 3.5 (2.3-13.0), gingival recession 2.0 (1.2-3.4), furcation involvement 4.0 (2.3-6.7), clinical attachment loss 5.7 (3.1-10.5), tooth mobility 2.0 (1.2-3.4), and number of missing teeth 4.4 (2.3-8.5). In addition, poorly controlled type II DM and long duration had higher CAL and number of missing teeth than well-controlled DM and short duration. No significant differences were found between smokers/nonsmokers and Khat chewers/non-chewers among the diabetic group. Conclusion: Type II diabetic patients have severe periodontal destruction and tooth loss compared to non-diabetic people and there were no differences within the diabetic group in regards to smoking and Khat chewing habits.

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“…In 2008, Gunaid and Assabri, reported that the incidence of diabetes in Yemen had increased to 10.4 % [3]. Furthermore, in 2004, the total prevalence of type II diabetes mellitus in the urban cities of Yemen was about 4.6 % (7.4 % of males and 2 % of females [5]. Moreover, the prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) were found to be 2 and 2.2 %, respectively [5].…”

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