RESEARCH ARTICLE

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity among Tabuk Citizens in Saudi Arabia

Jeneth Gutierrez1 Aladeen Alloubani2 , * Open Modal Mohammad Mari1 Mohammad Alzaatreh3 Authors Info & Affiliations
The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal • 23 Apr 2018 • RESEARCH ARTICLE • DOI: 10.2174/1874192401812010041

Abstract

Background:

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is considered as the main cause of death worldwide. Identifying the links among CVDs risk factors can help decrease CVD-related deaths.

Aim:

To assess the prevalence of risk factors for CVD and their relationships among the Tabuk City population in Saudi Arabia.

Methods:

A cross-sectional design was used; 432 participants in the Tabuk region were included in this study.

Results:

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) was 5.6%, the prevalence of hypertension (HTN) was 11.1% and obesity and overweight together were 69.9%. Mean Body Mass Index (BMI), HTN, and DM increased with age. There was a correlation between BMI with HTN (r=.200, p<.001), BMI and DM (r=.149, p<.001) and DM and HTN (r=.366, p<.001).

Conclusion:

Public awareness may help in reducing the prevalence of CVD.

Keywords: Cardiovascular disease, Risk factors, Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, Obesity, Body mass index.
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