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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

, volume 23 , issue 1 , publication number 137

High prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors amongst young adults in the United Arab Emirates: the UAE Healthy Future Study

Fatima Mezhal ¹

Abderrahim Oulhaj ²

Abdishakur Abdulle ¹

Abdulla AlJunaibi ³

Abdulla AlNaeemi ⁴

Amar Ahmad ¹

Andrea Leinberger-Jabari ¹

Ayesha S Al Dhaheri ⁵

Eiman AlZaabi ⁶

Fatma Al Maskari ^{7, 8}

Fatme AlAnouti ⁹

Fayza Alameri ¹⁰

Habiba Alsafar ^{11, 12, 13}

Hamad Alblooshi ¹⁴

Juma AlKaabi ¹⁵

Laila Abdel Wareth ¹⁶

Mai Aljaber ¹⁷

Marina Kazim ¹⁴

Michael Weitzman ¹⁸

Mohammad Al-Houqani ¹⁹

Mohammad Hag Ali ²⁰

E. Murat Tuzcu ²¹

Naima Oumeziane ¹⁴

Omar El Shahawy ²²

Rami H Al Rifai ⁷

Scott Sherman ²²

Syed M. Shah ⁷

Thekra Alzaabi ¹

Tom Loney ²³

Wael AlMahmeed ²¹

Youssef Idaghdour ¹

Luai A. Ahmed ^{7, 8}

Raghib Ali ^{1, 24}

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Public Health Research Center, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE |

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University of Sciences and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE |

Department of Pediatrics, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE |

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Department of Cardiology, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE |

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Department of Nutrition and Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, UAE |

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Department of Pathology, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE |

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Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, UAE |

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Zayed Center for Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, UAE |

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College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE |

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Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE |

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Center for Biotechnology, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE |

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Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |

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Department of Biomedical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |

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Abu Dhabi Blood Bank Services, SEHA, Abu Dhabi & Al-Ain,, UAE |

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Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, UAE |

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Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE |

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Healthpoint Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE |

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Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University of Medicine, New York, USA |

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Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, UAE |

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Department of Health Science, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE |

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Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE |

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Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA |

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College of Medicine, Mohammed bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE |

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MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2023-03-15

Springer Nature

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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CiteScore: 3.7

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ISSN: 14712261

DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03165-3

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PubMed ID: 36922773

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Abstract

Background

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the world. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), it accounts for 40% of mortality. CVD is caused by multiple cardiometabolic risk factors (CRFs) including obesity, dysglycemia, dyslipidemia, hypertension and central obesity. However, there are limited studies focusing on the CVD risk burden among young Emirati adults. This study investigates the burden of CRFs in a sample of young Emiratis, and estimates the distribution in relation to sociodemographic and behavioral determinants.

Methods

Data was used from the baseline data of the UAE Healthy Future Study volunteers. The study participants were aged 18 to 40 years. The study analysis was based on self-reported questionnaires, anthropometric and blood pressure measurements, as well as blood analysis.

Results

A total of 5167 participants were included in the analysis; 62% were males and the mean age of the sample was 25.7 years. The age-adjusted prevalence was 26.5% for obesity, 11.7% for dysglycemia, 62.7% for dyslipidemia, 22.4% for hypertension and 22.5% for central obesity. The CRFs were distributed differently when compared within social and behavioral groups. For example, obesity, dyslipidemia and central obesity in men were found higher among smokers than non-smokers (p < 0.05). And among women with lower education, all CRFs were reported significantly higher than those with higher education, except for hypertension. Most CRFs were significantly higher among men and women with positive family history of common non-communicable diseases.

Conclusions

CRFs are highly prevalent in the young Emirati adults of the UAE Healthy Future Study. The difference in CRF distribution among social and behavioral groups can be taken into account to target group-specific prevention measures.

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Mezhal F. et al. High prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors amongst young adults in the United Arab Emirates: the UAE Healthy Future Study // BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 2023. Vol. 23. No. 1. 137

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Mezhal F., Oulhaj A., Abdulle A., AlJunaibi A., AlNaeemi A., Ahmad A., Leinberger-Jabari A., Al Dhaheri A. S., AlZaabi E., Al Maskari F., AlAnouti F., Alameri F., Alsafar H., Alblooshi H., AlKaabi J., Wareth L. A., Aljaber M., Kazim M., Weitzman M., Al-Houqani M., Ali M. H., Tuzcu E. M., Oumeziane N., El Shahawy O., Al Rifai R. H., Sherman S., Shah S. M., Alzaabi T., Loney T., AlMahmeed W., Idaghdour Y., Ahmed L. A., Ali R. High prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors amongst young adults in the United Arab Emirates: the UAE Healthy Future Study // BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 2023. Vol. 23. No. 1. 137

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1186/s12872-023-03165-3

UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-023-03165-3

TI - High prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors amongst young adults in the United Arab Emirates: the UAE Healthy Future Study

T2 - BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

AU - Mezhal, Fatima

AU - Oulhaj, Abderrahim

AU - Abdulle, Abdishakur

AU - AlJunaibi, Abdulla

AU - AlNaeemi, Abdulla

AU - Ahmad, Amar

AU - Leinberger-Jabari, Andrea

AU - Al Dhaheri, Ayesha S

AU - AlZaabi, Eiman

AU - Al Maskari, Fatma

AU - AlAnouti, Fatme

AU - Alameri, Fayza

AU - Alsafar, Habiba

AU - Alblooshi, Hamad

AU - AlKaabi, Juma

AU - Wareth, Laila Abdel

AU - Aljaber, Mai

AU - Kazim, Marina

AU - Weitzman, Michael

AU - Al-Houqani, Mohammad

AU - Ali, Mohammad Hag

AU - Tuzcu, E. Murat

AU - Oumeziane, Naima

AU - El Shahawy, Omar

AU - Al Rifai, Rami H

AU - Sherman, Scott

AU - Shah, Syed M.

AU - Alzaabi, Thekra

AU - Loney, Tom

AU - AlMahmeed, Wael

AU - Idaghdour, Youssef

AU - Ahmed, Luai A.

AU - Ali, Raghib

PY - 2023

DA - 2023/03/15

PB - Springer Nature

IS - 1

VL - 23

PMID - 36922773

SN - 1471-2261

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@article{2023_Mezhal,

author = {Fatima Mezhal and Abderrahim Oulhaj and Abdishakur Abdulle and Abdulla AlJunaibi and Abdulla AlNaeemi and Amar Ahmad and Andrea Leinberger-Jabari and Ayesha S Al Dhaheri and Eiman AlZaabi and Fatma Al Maskari and Fatme AlAnouti and Fayza Alameri and Habiba Alsafar and Hamad Alblooshi and Juma AlKaabi and Laila Abdel Wareth and Mai Aljaber and Marina Kazim and Michael Weitzman and Mohammad Al-Houqani and Mohammad Hag Ali and E. Murat Tuzcu and Naima Oumeziane and Omar El Shahawy and Rami H Al Rifai and Scott Sherman and Syed M. Shah and Thekra Alzaabi and Tom Loney and Wael AlMahmeed and Youssef Idaghdour and Luai A. Ahmed and Raghib Ali},

title = {High prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors amongst young adults in the United Arab Emirates: the UAE Healthy Future Study},

journal = {BMC Cardiovascular Disorders},

year = {2023},

volume = {23},

publisher = {Springer Nature},

month = {mar},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-023-03165-3},

number = {1},

pages = {137},

doi = {10.1186/s12872-023-03165-3}

}

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Journal

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

scimago Q2

wos Q2

SJR

0.708

CiteScore

3.7

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2.3

ISSN

14712261 (Print, Electronic)