scholarly journals Prevalenceof hypertension in south-western Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-218
Author(s):  
M. A. Abol Fotouh ◽  
Hassan A. H. Abu Zeid ◽  
Mostafa Abdel Aziz ◽  
Wole Alakija ◽  
Ahmed A. Mahfouz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Positive History

Prevalence of hypertension was surveyed in south-western Saudi Arabia. Hypertension was ascertained by measuring blood pressure under standard conditions and by interview for positive history. The overall prevalence was 11.1%, and the age-adjusted prevalence was 10.6% in men and 11.4% in women. Prevalence increased significantly by age. Among previously known cases, 76% were receiving treatment, but only 20% were found controlled. It is concluded that hypertension affects a sizeable proportion of Saudi communities. Further efforts are needed to improve control of the disease

Association between Patients with Metabolic Syndrome and Other Various Factors Defining Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 12-17
Author(s):  
Basavaraj PG ◽  
Ashok P Yenkanchi ◽  
Chidanand Galagali
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Abdominal Obesity ◽  
Positive History ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Study Results ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mean

Background: Risk factors can lead to clinical conditions, like metabolic syndrome, that predisposes the development of cardiovascular diseases. Objective: The goal of this population-based, prospective and non-randomised cohort study was to study the association between patients with metabolic syndrome and other various factors defining metabolic syndrome. Methods: All the patients referred to the department of Medicine, Al-Ameen Medical college hospital and District Hospital, Vijayapur, Karnataka, India over a period of twenty-two months extending from December 2013 to September 2015 were considered in this study. Results: In the current study, out of 100 patients, 62.9% patients had metabolic syndrome with positive family history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus. 70.8% patients had metabolic syndrome with positive history of smoking. 64.3% patients had metabolic syndrome with positive history of alcohol .73.9% patients had metabolic syndrome with positive history of IHD. 87% of the patients with metabolic syndrome had SBP> 130 mmHg, and 78.85% patients had DBP>85 mmHg. And metabolic syndrome was observed in 71.8% patients on anti hypertensive drugs. The mean level of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglyceride is increased whereas the mean level of anti-atherogenic HDL cholesterol is low in subjects with MS. At least one lipid abnormality was present in > 95 % of cases. Around 81% subjects with BMI <25 (out of 38) had metabolic syndrome and 58% subjects with BMI>25(out of 62) had metabolic syndrome. Conclusion: All the components defining the metabolic syndrome correlated positively with the abdominal obesity. Systolic blood pressure values were significantly higher than diastolic blood pressure in subjects with abdominal obesity. Metabolic syndrome has multiple risk factors determined by various aspects like the race, the life style, geographical factors larger study is needed to understand the correlation between various components defining it. A healthy lifestyle, that includes avoiding tobacco exposure and proper weight control, must be encouraged in this high-risk population. Keywords: Cardiovascular diseases; Overweight; Risk factors; Smoking.

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

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1135-1140
Author(s):  
Hanyah Abdulhadi Al-Khify ◽  
◽  
Manal Abdulaziz Murad ◽  
Fatima Ibrahim Albeladi ◽  
Hoda Jehad Abousada ◽  
...  
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.

scholarly journals Low weight at birth can be an indicative in childhood as a marker of metabolic syndrome and hypertension

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 245-245
Author(s):  
Abel Pereira ◽  
Anita LR Saldanha ◽  
Ana Paula Pantoja Margeotto ◽  
Tereza Luiza Bellincanta ◽  
André LV Gasparoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Public School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Socioeconomic Conditions ◽  
Main Interest ◽  
Positive History ◽  
Low Weight ◽  
Future Risk

As low weight at birth can be a marker for future risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, public school children who had this positive history were studied S to nutritional status, lipids, glucose, uric acid, blood pressure and socioeconomic conditions. The main interest of the investigation is to find statistically significant correlations among data collected from young public school children from a city outside of the capital of Sao Paulo in Brazil. Results: risk factors for metabolic syndrome presented higher impact considering blood pressure and socioeconomic conditions, calling for better prenatal care and surveillance plus intervention in the low weight at birth children.

Understanding social influence of social media for healthy nutrition and lifestyle: qualitative insights (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamad Dailah
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Mental Condition ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviour ◽  
Healthy Nutrition ◽  
Happy Mood

BACKGROUND Although previous studies have highlighted the negative effects of the promotion of unhealthy food and beverages on social media, there is limited understanding regarding the role of social media to develop social influence that can trigger social learning for the development of healthy lifestyle behaviour. This study intends to contribute by upgrading the knowledge on how advance social platforms can act as an effective educational medium for health professionals to engage with a community about healthy nutrition and lifestyle. OBJECTIVE This study intends to contribute by upgrading the knowledge on how advance social platforms can act as an effective educational medium for health professionals to engage with a community about healthy nutrition and lifestyle. METHODS The study took a social constructionist approach because such an approach can improve understanding of the social context of food consumption, living habits, use of social media and awareness about healthy lifestyle behaviour in the context of Saudi Arabia. This study collected data from health professionals (dietitians, psychiatrists, nutritionists) as well as the general public of Saudi Arabia using focus groups discussion and semi-structured interviews. RESULTS The findings of this study reveal that information and knowledge sharing among celebrities, friends, friends of friends, health professionals and patients created a social wave to learn from each other’s experiences and develop the motivation to practice healthy lifestyle behaviour. The painful stories of patients, warnings of health professionals, and the benefits of compliance with social influence led to improvements in health (happy mood, low diabetes and blood pressure, better mental condition) and increased motivation in the community to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviour. CONCLUSIONS The findings of this study reveal that information and knowledge sharing among celebrities, friends, friends of friends, health professionals and patients created a social wave to learn from each other’s experiences and develop the motivation to practice healthy lifestyle behaviour. The painful stories of patients, warnings of health professionals, and the benefits of compliance with social influence led to improvements in health (happy mood, low diabetes and blood pressure, better mental condition) and increased motivation in the community to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviour.

Assessment of Hypertension Self-Care Behaviors and Self-Efficacy Among Men in Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-302
Author(s):  
Ghareeb Bahari ◽  
Katherine Scafide ◽  
Ali A. Weinstein ◽  
Jenna Krall ◽  
Hae-Ra Han
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Pressure Control ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
And Behavior

Background and PurposeHypertension is rapidly increasing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), particularly among men. Assessment of hypertension self-care behaviors is a critical step to promoting blood pressure control. This study aimed to evaluate the Hypertension Self-Care Profile (HBP-SCP) among Saudi men in KSA.MethodsThe HBP-SCP self-efficacy and behavior scales were translated into Arabic and tested on a convenience sample of 160 Saudi men with hypertension. Cronbach's alpha and factor analysis were conducted using SPSS.ResultsInternal consistency of the Arabic HBP self-care and self-efficacy scales was 0.84 and 0.90, respectively. Factor loading ranged from 0.25 to 0.70 for HBP self-care behaviors and from 0.28 to 0.77 for HBP self-efficacy.ConclusionsThe Arabic HBP-SCP is acceptable in its reliability and validity for measuring HBP self-care behaviors and self-efficacy among Saudi men with hypertension.

scholarly journals Cost-Effectiveness of More Intensive Blood Pressure Treatment in Patients with High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Saudi Arabia: A Modelling Study of Meta-Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Ziyad Almalki ◽  
Yasser Alatawi ◽  
Adnan Alharbi ◽  
Bader Almaklefi ◽  
Suliman Alfaiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Intensive Control ◽  
Intensive Blood Pressure

Objective. The current literature suggests that more intensive blood pressure (BP) treatment is clinically more effective than less intensive treatment in patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). In this analysis, we evaluated the potential clinical benefit and cost-effectiveness of more intensive BP treatment in patients at high risk of developing CVD over their lifetimes. Methods. A Markov state-transition model was developed for the BP strategies to estimate the lifetime incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) per quality-adjusted-life-year (QALY) using evidence published from a meta-analysis. The other model inputs were retrieved from previous studies. Estimated costs were collected from five hospitals in Riyadh. The model used a lifetime framework adopting Saudi payer perspective and applied a 3% annual discount rate. Sensitivity analysis was conducted using one-way and probabilistic sensitivity analysis (PSA) to evaluate the robustness and uncertainty of the estimates. Results. Treating 10,000 patients with high CVD risk with more intensive BP therapy would avert a total of 873 CV events over their remaining lifetimes as compared with a less intensive strategy. The projections showed that more intensive BP therapy would be cost-effective compared to the less intensive strategy with incremental costs per QALY of $20,358. Probabilistic sensitivity analysis suggested more intensive control would be cost-effective compared with the less intensive control of BP 87.25 % of the time. Conclusion. The result of this study showed that more intensive BP treatment appears to be a cost-effective choice for patients with a high risk of CVD in Saudi Arabia when compared with a less intensive BP strategy. Thus, this finding provides strong evidence for the adoption of this strategy within the Saudi healthcare system.

scholarly journals Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013: A National Survey

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charbel El Bcheraoui ◽  
Ziad A. Memish ◽  
Marwa Tuffaha ◽  
Farah Daoud ◽  
Margaret Robinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Borderline Hypertension ◽  
Logistic Regressions ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Current data on hypertension in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are lacking. We conducted a national survey to inform decision-makers on the current magnitude of the epidemic. We measured systolic and diastolic blood pressure of 10,735 Saudis aged 15 years or older and interviewed them through a national multistage survey. We used multivariate logistic regressions to describe sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors of hypertensive, borderline hypertensive, and undiagnosed hypertensive Saudis. We found that 15.2% and 40.6% of Saudis were hypertensive or borderline hypertensive, respectively. Risk of hypertension increased among men, with age, obesity, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia. 57.8% of hypertensive Saudis were undiagnosed. These were more likely to be male, older, and diagnosed with diabetes. Among participants diagnosed with hypertension, 78.9% reported taking medication for their condition. About 45% of participants on medication for hypertension had their blood pressure controlled. The prevalence of hypertension and borderline hypertension is very high in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, control of hypertension is poor. With the majority of hypertensive Saudis being unaware of their condition, a national plan is needed to increase utilization of freely available screening, preventive, and medical services.

scholarly journals May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (Supplement_B) ◽  
pp. B128-B130
Author(s):  
Ghadeer S Aljuraiban ◽  
Fatima Younis Al Slail ◽  
Shatha Khalid Aldhwailea ◽  
Ann Adnan Badawi ◽  
Thomas Beaney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Antihypertensive Medication ◽  
National Level ◽  
Undiagnosed Hypertension ◽  
Target Treatment

Abstract High blood pressure (BP) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and was identified as the most significant single preventable cause of mortality. The prevalence of hypertension in Saudi Arabia is high. To raise awareness and identify undiagnosed hypertension, the Saudi Ministry of Health participated in the May Measurement Month (MMM) 2019 global screening initiative of the International Society of Hypertension. Ninety-two primary care centres across the Kingdom recruited respondents aged ≥18 years through opportunistic sampling, from 1 May to 30 August of 2019. Data collection included sociodemographic, lifestyle habits, environmental, and anthropometric indicators. Blood pressure was measured twice using automated BP devices. A total of 25 023 adults were screened with a mean age of 42.4 (16.7) years and a mean body mass index of 27.5 (6.0) kg/m2. In total, 43.6% of participants were females and 56.4% were males. Of all the participants with hypertension, 60.8% were aware, 60.8% were on antihypertensive medication, and 39.3% had controlled BP (systolic BP &lt;140 mmHg and diastolic BP &lt;90 mmHg). Moreover, out of 4440 participants on antihypertensive medication, only 64.6% had controlled BP. The high numbers of individuals with hypertension and with undiagnosed hypertension highlight the importance of BP screening campaigns to increase awareness, detection, and target treatment on a national level. Findings from this study can form a baseline by which to measure progress in future iterations of MMM.

scholarly journals Different measures of blood pressure in primary health care in Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 4307
Author(s):  
Khaled M. Hassan ◽  
Hadil E. Rahali ◽  
Hisham M. Balamash ◽  
Reem K. Alanazi ◽  
Naief S. Almatroudi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Electronic Device ◽  
Blood Pressure Measurement ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Measure Blood Pressure

Background: Objective of the study was to be able to know various measurement or devices for blood pressure (BP) used in primary care (PC).Methods: Cross-sectional multicenter study, sample is consecutive cases, study done in kingdom of Saudi Arabia in health institution of Primary care that treat patients who already diagnosed with hypertension aged more than 18 years old, the method used in the study is observation of devices which measure blood pressure through two following BP measurements.Results: Blood pressure was measured for 14,137 from 3,592 PC physicians, blood pressured measured by a mercury sphygmomanometer, in 69.8% of the patients, while it is measured by electronic device in 16.5% but measured by aneroid manometer in 11.8% while 1.9% measured by more of a measurement method. Electronic devices and aneroid manometers were the most used measurement of blood pressure in rural areas. Also, there were differences in the BP values between different methods of the measurement.  Conclusions: The best methods of blood pressure measurement between medical staff is mercury sphygmomanometers and aneroid devices in primary care and to avoid biases in the measurement we encourage to use electronic devices to measure BP.

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