HbA1c, blood pressure, and cholesterol control in adults with diabetes: A report card for Kuwait.

Aim: To assess the level of glycemic, blood pressure, and cholesterol control (the 'ABCs') nationally amongst adults with diabetes living in Kuwait.

Materials And Methods: Using data from two national cross-sectional surveys, the levels of risk factor control were assessed in 1,801 adults with diabetes, aged 18-82 years. Glycemic control was defined as HbA1c < 7%, blood pressure control as systolic and diastolic blood pressures of <140/90 mmHg, and non-HDL cholesterol control as <3.

Antenatal depressive symptoms and adverse perinatal outcomes.

Background: The association of antenatal depression with adverse pregnancy, birth, and postnatal outcomes has been an item of scientific interest over the last decades. However, the evidence that exists is controversial or limited. We previously found that one in five women in Kuwait experience antenatal depressive symptoms.

Glycemic control in Kuwaiti diabetes patients treated with glucose-lowering medication.

Background: Diabetes is prevalent in Kuwait. We aimed to assess the level of glycemic control in Kuwaiti adults with diabetes.

Methods: The World Health Organization's STEPS non-communicable disease risk factor survey was conducted in Kuwait in 2014.

Use of Non-invasive Parameters and Machine-Learning Algorithms for Predicting Future Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Health Data From Kuwait.

In recent decades, the Arab population has experienced an increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM), particularly within the Gulf Cooperation Council. In this context, early intervention programmes rely on an ability to identify individuals at risk of T2DM. We aimed to build prognostic models for the risk of T2DM in the Arab population using machine-learning algorithms vs.

The Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in an Adult Kuwaiti Population in 2014.

According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, Kuwait is ranked amongst the top countries in the world in obesity prevalence. This study aims to describe the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and various types of adiposity in Kuwaiti adults. This cross-sectional study of 3,915 Kuwaiti adults aged 18-69 years used the STEP-wise approach to surveillance of non-communicable diseases, a WHO Instrument for Chronic Disease Risk Factor Surveillance.

The prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes in the Kuwaiti adult population in 2014.

Background: Kuwait ranks among the top 20 countries worldwide in diabetes prevalence. This study's objectives were to assess the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes in Kuwaiti adults.

Methods: Kuwaiti citizens aged 18-69 years (n = 3915) were studied using the WHO's STEPwise survey methodology, including its Instrument for Chronic Disease Risk Factor Surveillance.

Glycaemic control in native Kuwaiti Arab patients with type 2 diabetes.

Aims: To evaluate the influence of age at diabetes diagnosis, diabetes duration, BMI, comorbidity with hypertension and medication regimen on glycaemic control in native Kuwaiti Arab patients with T2D.

Methods: This cross-sectional study considered 7657 patients from Kuwait Diabetes Registry and analysed data from their laboratory and hospital records.

Results: HbA1c and prevalence of hypertension increased significantly with diabetes duration.

Depressive symptoms and comorbid problems in pregnancy - results from a population based study.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of antenatal depressive symptoms, identify relevant risk factors, and assess comorbid mental health problems, among pregnant women enrolled in a population based study.

Methods: This was a secondary analysis of data collected from 1916 pregnant women who participated in the TRansgenerational Assessment of Children's Environmental Risk (TRACER) study in Kuwait, and had answered the Baseline Questionnaire and completed the Edinburgh Depression Scale (EDS). Logistic regression models were used to examine the association of depressive symptoms with baseline socio-demographic characteristics and psychosocial indicators.

Postnatal depressive symptoms in women with and without antenatal depressive symptoms: results from a prospective cohort study.

Evidence exists that the risk factors for depression in the antenatal and postnatal period may differ, but only a handful of studies looked at depression longitudinally. The aims of this study were (1) to estimate the prevalence of postnatal depressive symptoms in Kuwait where data about postnatal depression are scarce and identify its determinants and (2) to compare these risk factors between women who had experienced antenatal depressive symptoms and those that did not. Data collected in the TRansgenerational Assessment of Children's Environmental Risk (TRACER) Study in Kuwait were used in this analysis.

Birth Outcomes in a Prospective Pregnancy-Birth Cohort Study of Environmental Risk Factors in Kuwait: The TRACER Study.

Background: Rapid development and westernisation in Kuwait and other Gulf states have been accompanied by rising rates of obesity, diabetes, asthma, and other chronic conditions. Prenatal experiences and exposures may be important targets for intervention. We undertook a prospective pregnancy-birth cohort study in Kuwait, the TRansgenerational Assessment of Children's Environmental Risk (TRACER) Study, to examine prenatal risk factors for early childhood obesity.