From the Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Majmaah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Med J. 2021 May;42(5):481-490. doi: 10.15537/smj.2021.42.5.20200676.
Arab Gulf Cooperation Council countries are considered as one of the most regions exhibiting a high prevalence of diabetes including the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, and United Arab of Emirates, which have similar population characteristics (for example, religion, language, lifestyle, diet, and income). The frequency rate of diabetes in these countries ranged from 8 to 22% according to the last International Diabetes Federation (IDF) report. Many factors impact the prevalence in this region including obesity, unhealthy lifestyle, increased life expectancy, increased healthcare expenditures, increased the incidence of type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) among children and young persons, and genetic susceptibility. This study aims to review the published papers on the incidence of T2DM and explore the most reasons behind elevated incidence of T2DM in these countries.
阿拉伯海湾合作委员会国家被认为是糖尿病高发地区之一，包括沙特阿拉伯王国、巴林、卡塔尔、阿曼、科威特和阿拉伯联合酋长国，这些国家具有相似的人口特征（例如宗教、语言、生活方式、饮食和收入）。根据国际糖尿病联合会（IDF）的最新报告，这些国家的糖尿病发病率在 8%至 22%之间不等。许多因素影响该地区的患病率，包括肥胖、不健康的生活方式、预期寿命的延长、医疗保健支出的增加、儿童和年轻人 2 型糖尿病（T2DM）发病率的增加以及遗传易感性。本研究旨在综述已发表的关于 T2DM 发病率的论文，并探讨这些国家 T2DM 发病率升高的主要原因。
