Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension among Saudi Patients with Obesity by Khalid S Aljabri in Archives of Diabetes & Obesity in Lupine Publishers
Background and Objective: Obesity is a major risk factor for non communicable diseases.
Obesity, diabetes and hypertension are so tightly linked. This study aims to determine the frequency of type 2 diabetes and
hypertension among obese Saudi population.
Methods: We analyzed participants who are older than 18 years
old. A total of 2452 cases with body mass index ≥30.0 kg/m²
were selected to be enrolled for the present study. All patients were
from the population of the Primary health and Diabetic Centres
at King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital.
Main results: A total of 2452 participants were studied. The
mean age of the study population was 45.7±14.6 years, 46.9±15.3
years for males and 45.1±14.2 years for females. Moreover, the
prevalence of males was 805(32.8%) and the prevalence of females
was 1647(67.2%) with males to females ratio was 1.00: 2.01. Mean BMI was
34.9±4.4. Type 2 diabetes and hypertension had been
diagnosed in 930(37.9%) and 538(21.9%) respectively. In the study
population, 1502(61.3%) were obese Grade I, 671 (27.4%) were
obese Grade II while 279 (11.4%) were morbidly obese (obese Grade III).
Moreover, increased body mass index were strongly linked
to females, 61.8%, 72.7% and 82.8% respectively and this was found to be
statistically significant (p<0.0001). Moreover, increased
with body mass index categories were strongly linked to females and this
was found to be statistically significant (p<0.0001). There
were no significant differences between different with body mass index
grades and mean age, frequency of type 2 diabetes and
hypertension. The peaks for all mean and body mass index categories were
at age 30–34 years and 50-54 years with higher mean
and body mass index categories for females. There were nonsignificant
associations between obesity and hypertension or diabetes.
In regard to the relationship between body mass index categories and
type 2 diabetes and hypertension in different age ranges, it
was observed that type 2 diabetes, hypertension and type 2 diabetes
associated with hypertension are increasing among 45-49
years and 50-54 years age ranges, with female predominance in those age
groups.
Conclusion: This study found the frequency of type 2 diabetes
and hypertension was not associated differently between
different obesity subclasses. Indeed, weight gain associated with aging
seems to further constitutes a threat to public health status
in developing societies. Clearly, despite the small sample size, this
study has posed important public health issues that require
immediate attention from the health authority.
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