The Relation between Breastfeeding and Incidence of Diabetes Mellitus Type I in Saudi Arabia : Cross Sectional Study

Background: Diabetes mellitus and depression are highly prevalent conditions throughout the world and have significant impact on health outcomes. It has been estimated that diabetes mellitus type 2 affects about 246 million people in the world; nevertheless, incidence varies among countries. There is evidence that depression is associated with a poor metabolic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus that present other health problems (such as hypertension and obesity). The aim of this study protocol is to determine if obesity increases the risk for depression in patient with diabetes type 2.Methods: The analysis will be reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA).The studies suitable for inclusion will be assessed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) to determine their methodological quality. To identify the studies of interest, we will search on PubMed and EBSCO databases. We will use the following keyword combinations: "Diabetes Mellitus type 2 AND obesity AND depression", "depression AND Diabetes Mellitus type 2", "Diabetes Mellitus type 2 AND body mass index cross sectional study", "depression AND obesity cross-sectional study". Causes for exclusion will be publications that studied patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 1; articles that focused on the treatment and complications of diabetes mellitus type 2; publications that have studied other clinical or psychiatric conditions (for instance, seizure disorder or history of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychotic symptoms or dementia).Conclusion: The results of this study will form the basis for a better understanding of the association between obesity and depression in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2, and will allow development of prediction tools and better interventions. It is evident that several modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetes among population. Currently, evidence for the deleterious effects of diabetes mellitus type 2 are based on cross-sectional or other observational designs. Therefore, this study will have important implications for future research and public health guidance.

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Effect of Duration of Diabetes Mellitus Type-2 on Electrophysiological Indices of Sensorimotor Nerves in Subjects with Diabetic Polyneuropathy: A Cross-Sectional Study

Pakistan Journal of Zoology ◽

10.17582/journal.pjz/20150615092033 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ahsan Numan

Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 ◽

Diabetic Polyneuropathy ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Diabetes Mellitus Type ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Duration Of Diabetes

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Dietary Attitude of Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Medicina ◽

10.3390/medicina56020091 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 56 (2) ◽

pp. 91 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Waqas Sami ◽

Khalid M Alabdulwahhab ◽

Mohd Rashid Ab Hamid ◽

Tariq A. Alasbali ◽

Fahd Al Alwadani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Dietary Behavior ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Patients With Diabetes

Background and Objectives: There is a paucity of literature on the dietary attitude (DA) of patients with type 2 diabetes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Although the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is high in Gulf countries, there remains a lack of understanding of the importance of dietary behavior in diabetes management among patients. Understanding the behavior of patients with diabetes towards the disease requires knowledge of their DA. Therefore, this study aimed to assess and evaluate the DA of type 2 diabetes patients, and it is the first of its kind in the KSA. Material and Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted among 350 patients with type 2 diabetes. A self-administered DA questionnaire was used to collect the data. Psychometric properties of the questionnaire were assessed by face validity, content validity, exploratory factor analysis, and internal consistency reliability. The data were collected using a systematic random sampling technique. Results: The overall DA of the patients was inappropriate (p = 0.014). Patients had an inappropriate DA towards food selection (p = 0.003), healthy choices (p = 0.005), food restraint (p < 0.001), health impact (p < 0.001), and food categorization (p = 0.033). A poor DA was also observed in relation to the consumption of red meat (p <0.001), rice (p < 0.001), soup and sauces (p = 0.040), dairy products (p = 0.015), and junk food (p < 0.001). Conclusions: It is highly recommended that patients with diabetes receive counseling with an empowerment approach, as this can bring about changes in their dietary behavior, which is deeply rooted in their daily routine. Healthcare providers should also be well-informed about patients’ attitudes and beliefs towards diabetes to design tailored educational and salutary programs for this specific community. Diabetes self-management educational programs should also be provided on a regular basis with a special emphasis on diet and its related components.

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HELLP SYNDROME AND HEART DISEASE (A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY - JEDDAH- KSA)

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/12264 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (12) ◽

pp. 1135-1140

Author(s):

Hanyah Abdulhadi Al-Khify ◽

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Manal Abdulaziz Murad ◽

Fatima Ibrahim Albeladi ◽

Hoda Jehad Abousada ◽

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Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Heart Disease ◽

Liver Function ◽

Cardiac Disease ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

Background: HELLP is a potentially life-threatening conditions which has some similarity with preeclampsia therefore, it poses a challenging diagnostic and management issues for clinician. It is composed of H=hemolysis, EL=elevated liver enzymes and LP=low platelets. The aims of this study are to assess the prevalence of HELLP syndrome among Saudi Arabian, besides, assessing the risk factors related to it. Methodology: This is an analytical cross-sectional study conducted in kingdom of Saudi Arabia (female who previously get pregnant) from 07/08/2020 till 29/11/2020. The study was depending on using of online questionnaire assessing demographic factors including age and nationality besides disease-related information: Heart disease, Smoker patient, related risk factors of disease and DM patient. Results: We included 457 women who agreed to participate in the study and completed the questionnaire. 36.1 % of participants were aged between 25-35 years. 13.3 % of the sample had reported that they are smokers and 6.1 % as X-smokers while 16.8 % of the sample had diabetes mellitus. The prevalence of HELLP was 38.3 %. It was found that age is not a significant factor in occurrence of HELLP symptoms except in having distribution of liver function (P=0.005). Cardiac diseases are another significant risk factor in developing symptoms of HELLP especially high blood pressure where 46 % of patients with cardiac disease reported having high blood pressure during pregnancy with a risk of eight times over those with no cardiac disease (OR=8.03, 95 % CI=4.2100 to 15.3, P=0.000) however, it has no significant effect on developing disturbance in liver function. Conclusion: we had found the 38.3 % of females in Saudi Arabia had HELLP in their pregnancy, with increase the prevalence of some other conditions including smoking, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and autoimmune diseases which all found to increase the risk for developing HELLP in females. More investigation is needed to explore the same prevalence using hospital based study design.

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