Publications by authors named "Mohammed Z Al Yousef"

Background: Saudi Arabia ranks 7th globally in terms of diabetes prevalence, and its prevalence is expected to reach 45.36% by 2030. The cost of diabetes is expected to increase to 27 billion Saudi riyals in cases where undiagnosed individuals are also documented.

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Objectives: To investigate the association between plasma homocysteine (Hcy) status and metabolic syndrome (MS) among Saudi patients attending King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A record-based cross-sectional study of 446 patients was carried out. All consecutive plasma Hcy levels from 2015 to 2018 were extracted.

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