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SUBMITTER: Alkandari A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7694112 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Alkandari Abdullah A Alarouj Monira M Elkum Naser N Sharma Prem P Devarajan Sriraman S Abu-Farha Mohamed M Al-Mulla Fahd F Tuomilehto Jaakko J Bennakhi Abdullah A
Journal of clinical medicine 20201025 11
<h4>Background</h4>This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in adults in Kuwait.<h4>Methods</h4>The Kuwait Diabetes Epidemiology Program was a nationally representative, cross-sectional study of diabetes and obesity in Kuwait conducted between 2011 and 2014. The survey sampled 4937 adults in Kuwait aged 20 years or more and recorded participants' demographics, behaviours, medical history, physical measurements and blood biochemical measurements. Prediabetes was def ...[more]