High prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors amongst young adults in the United Arab Emirates
Fatima Mezhal,
Abderrahim Oulhaj,
Abdishakur Abdulle,
Abdulla AlJunaibi,
Abdulla Alnaeemi,
Amar Ahmad,
Andrea Leinberger-Jabari,
Ayesha S Al Dhaheri,
Eiman AlZaabi,
Fatma Al-Maskari,
Fatme Alanouti,
Fayza Alameri,
Habiba Alsafar,
Hamad Alblooshi,
Juma Alkaabi,
Laila Abdel Wareth,
Mai Aljaber,
Marina Kazim,
Michael Weitzman,
Mohammad Al-Houqani,
Mohammad Hag Ali,
E Murat Tuzcu,
Naima Oumeziane,
Omar El-Shahawy,
Rami H Al-Rifai,
Scott Sherman,
Syed M Shah,
Thekra Alzaabi,
Tom Loney,
Wael Almahmeed,
Youssef Idaghdour,
Luai A Ahmed,
Raghib Ali
Apr 15, 2023
Background
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the world. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), it accounts for 40% of mortality. CVD is caused by multiple cardiometabolic risk factors (CRFs)...