Table 2.

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Six Participating Counties from the Gulf Region

	Oman	United Arab Emirates	Qatar	Bahrain	Kuwait	Yemen	P Value
No.	1582	1335	359	230	2142	1054
Age, mean, y	59+/−13	53+/−12	54+/−11	58+/−12	56+/−13	59+/−11	.001
Diabetes mellitus, %	37	40	46	51	50	27	<.001
Hypertension, %	53	50	49	60	56	33	<.001
Dyslipidemia, %	35	36	29	45	37	12	<.001
Smoking, %	18	49	37	32	40	53	<.001
Chronic renal insufficiency, %	20	14	13	17	16	26	<.001
Obesity, %	22	20	23	28	37	22	<.001
In‐hospital outcomes, %
Heart failure	25	16	14	9	11	17	<.001
Mortality	4.5	2.5	2.5	2.2	2	8	<.001