The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with obesity and overweight among adult Saudis using a national survey data from 1990 to 1993. The study population included 1652 men and 1619 women between 30 to 70 years of age. The prevalence of obesity was 49.15% in women and 29.94% in men, while the prevalence of being overweight but not obese was 31.55% in women and 41.91% in men. Obese and overweight women and men were significantly more likely to be between 40–49 years of age, with higher income, and hypertensive.

OBJECTIVES To study the prevalence and determinants of cigarette smoking among Saudi nationals in three regions of Saudi Arabia.

PARTICIPANTS A sample of 8310 individuals aged 15 years and above from both sexes, randomly selected from the three regions, using a stratified cluster sampling technique.

PURPOSE:

To describe the incidence of, and risk factors associated with, diabetic retinopathy in diabetic persons assessed at a Saudi diabetes centre.

METHODS:

Five hundred and two patients with diabetes mellitus assessed by our service were studied. There were 174 patients (34.7%) with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and 328 patients (65.3%) with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).

RESULTS:

BACKGROUND:

The pattern and factors which can be associated with the glycemic control of Saudi adult diabetic patients were examined in this study.

PATIENTS AND METHODS:

Confirmed diabetic patients from all regions of Saudi Arabia constituted the study population. Random blood glucose <10 mmol/L and >10 mmol/L was used to categorize patients into good and poor glycemic control patients, respectively.

RESULTS:

Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims worldwide, when Muslims abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset. At the start and end of Ramadan there are sudden changes in dietary practice which involve meal-timing, total calorie intake and food composition', in addition to food habits and preparation2. The change in diet is coupled with changes in daily activity, and this could be associated with problems for patients with diabetes and their physicians3.

Forty diabetes experts — among them investigators who have studied insulin injections for many years — gathered in Strasbourg, France for the first International Insulin Injection Technique Workshop. The objectives of the Workshop were to present known data on injection technique and to outline the future directions of clinical and basic research in this area, in order to define guidelines on injections techniques at the end of the Workshop.

BACKGROUND:

The pattern and factors which can be associated with the glycemic control of Saudi adult diabetic patients were examined in this study.

PATIENTS AND METHODS:

Confirmed diabetic patients from all regions of Saudi Arabia constituted the study population. Random blood glucose <10 mmol/L and >10 mmol/L was used to categorize patients into good and poor glycemic control patients, respectively.

RESULTS:

OBJECTIVES:

To study the characteristics of risk factors for hypercholesterolemia among the Saudi population.

DESIGN:

Population-based cross-sectional national epidemiological randomized household survey.

SUBJECT:

4548 Saudi subjects, aged 15 years and above. Sample was representative and in accordance with the national population distribution with respect to age, gender, regional and residency, urban vs. rural, population distribution.

MEASUREMENT:

This is a study of the regional variation in Saudi Arabia with respect to the pattern of distribution of total serum cholesterolconcentration, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), total cholesterol to HDL ratio (CH/HDL) and prevalence of hypercholesterolemia (HC) among Saudi population. It is a cross-sectional national epidemiological randomized household survey. The subjects consisted of 4548 Saudis over the age of 15 years.