Association of Dietary Patterns and Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Indices With Gestational and Birth Outcomes in Pregnant Emirati Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background And Aim: This cross-sectional, community-based study examined the association of dietary intake of pregnant Emirati women and their pre-pregnancy body mass index (pBMI) with maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Methods: The study was conducted at tertiary hospitals in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where 323 pregnant women reported their weekly dietary intake using the Arabic version of the food frequency questionnaire. Dietary patterns (DPs) were established using factor analysis of consumed foods followed by cluster analysis.

Effects of pre-pregnancy body mass index on cardiometabolic biomarkers in pregnant emirati women.

Background: To study effect of pregnancy on obese women's maternal cardiometabolic biomarkers as a signature for maternal morbidity and complications.

Methods: This cross-sectional cohort study involved pregnant Emirati women who had regular menstrual cycles and had normal blood pressure. Pre-pregnancy body mass index was calculated using height and weight measurements recorded within three months before current pregnancy.

Nasopharyngeal Isolates from a Cohort of Medical Students with or without Pharyngitis.

Objectives: Few studies have investigated pharyngeal colonisation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study aims to identify the pharyngeal organisms present in a cohort of medical students with and without symptomatic pharyngitis.

Methods: This study was conducted between September 2016 and June 2018 at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain.

Pertussis seronegativity in pregnant women in the city of Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Objective: As the current recommendation of administering Tdap (tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis) to all pregnant women has not been widely implemented in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), we aimed to ascertain the prevalence of pertussis seronegativity during pregnancy.

Methods: IgG antibodies against Bordetella pertussis toxin (PT) were measured in 213 women attending the antenatal clinic at Oasis hospital, Al Ain, UAE. Results were compared by maternal age, nationality and gestational age with the Kruskal-Wallis test for IgG-PT levels and the Chi-squared test for serology status.

Dyslipidemia, subclinical inflammation, hepatic cholestasis and endothelial dysfunction in schoolchildren with excess fat: A study from the United Arab Emirates.

Background: The impact of obesity on cardiovascular health of young children is still to be fully illustrated. This study measured biomarkers for glycemic control, lipid metabolism, systemic inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and hepatic cholestasis in schoolchildren. Its main purpose was to determine whether metabolic derangements could be detected in young children with excess fat.