ISSN: 2639-2038
Authors: Hussain HY*, Abady KL, Salim NM, Aguilar KKD and Tuffaha M
Background: Unhealthy behaviors include poor dietary habits and a sedentary lifestyle. There are two types of Diabetes Mellitus with a prevalence ranging from 1% in rural Uganda to 12% in urban Kenya. Overweight and obesity have been found to be modifiable risk factors for cardio metabolic and other chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia. Objectives: To study the baseline prevalence of cardio metabolic risk factors, Sociodemographic characteristic and distribution of cardio metabolic risk factors among the population in Dubai. Materials & Methods: A secondary data of household health surveys was carried out in Dubai in 2019. This is done in cooperation with Dubai Health Authority and Dubai Statistics Center. Sampling, survey design, data collection, data weighting and data analysis has been carried out based on an advanced statistical and epidemiological applications to ensure the validity and reliability of the survey outcomes. More than 400 health indicators were covered by this survey, among which includes health behavior factors (e.g. physical activity, tobacco use, adequate consumption of fruits & vegetable and obesity) as well as diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Field work was done by 100 surveyors including 25 nurses, who were well trained and continued to work for 40 days and covered visits up to 2400 households (families). In the said survey there were about 10000 individuals (both males and females) of different nationalities and of all ages (children, adults, elderly and labors). Strict operational definitions of variables were used according to WHO. Variables measured were blood pressure, blood sampling, BMI, waist circumference and abdominal circumference and standard questionnaire by WHO and World Bank was adopted for data collection. Results: The present study showed that only 19.90% of the total population was classified as a physically active group and 80.10% were classified as a group with a non-adequate practice of physical activities. The current study revealed that 20.80% and 31.80% of the target population were identified as overweight with BMI 25-29 kg/m2. The current study results reflect that only 36.3% of the Dubai Population consumes adequate fruits and vegetables in their daily practice while 63.6% were categorized as consumers with inadequate food and vegetable intake. It has been shown that 17.7% of total Dubai population was diagnosed with Diabetes having an HBA1c of more than 6.5%. About2.1% of which were newly diagnosed as Diabetes and 11.6% were self-reported individuals having diabetes mellitus. Furthermore, about 32% of the total population was diagnosed as hypertensive group. The present study revealed that 15.8% of the total population were recognized as currently active smokers as seen in table. Conclusion: The study revealed a significant rise in the current trend of cardio metabolic risks among the Dubai Population, which is going to steer a remarkable medium and long-term burdens (Mortalities, morbidity and complications), quality and productivity of life as well as care costs.
Keywords: Cardio Metabolic Risk; Dubai; Burdens
