RESEARCH ARTICLE
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity among Tabuk Citizens in Saudi Arabia
Jeneth Gutierrez1, Aladeen Alloubani2, *, Mohammad Mari1, Mohammad Alzaatreh3
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2018Volume: 12
First Page: 41
Last Page: 49
Publisher ID: TOCMJ-12-41
DOI: 10.2174/1874192401812010041
Article History:
Received Date: 19/11/2017Revision Received Date: 26/1/2018
Acceptance Date: 10/4/2018
Electronic publication date: 23/04/2018
Collection year: 2018
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Abstract
Background:
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is considered as the main cause of death worldwide. Identifying the links among CVDs risk factors can help decrease CVD-related deaths.
Aim:
To assess the prevalence of risk factors for CVD and their relationships among the Tabuk City population in Saudi Arabia.
Methods:
A cross-sectional design was used; 432 participants in the Tabuk region were included in this study.
Results:
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) was 5.6%, the prevalence of hypertension (HTN) was 11.1% and obesity and overweight together were 69.9%. Mean Body Mass Index (BMI), HTN, and DM increased with age. There was a correlation between BMI with HTN (r=.200, p<.001), BMI and DM (r=.149, p<.001) and DM and HTN (r=.366, p<.001).
Conclusion:
Public awareness may help in reducing the prevalence of CVD.