Table 2.
Prevalence of prediabetes (%) in some Middle East and North Africa countries
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Ref.
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Country, yr
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Age group (n)
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Definition of prediabetes
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Sampling technique
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Prevalence of prediabetes % (95%CI)
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Male
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Female
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Total
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| Nasrallah et al[29] | Lebanon (Beirut area), 2014 | ≥ 18 yr (501) | IFG: FPG 5.6-6.9 mmol/L or A1c 5.8%-6.49% | Probability multistage random sampling | 48.0 (40.6-55.4) | 36.0 (30.7-41.3) | 40.3 (36.0-44.6) |
| Mansour et al[38] | Iraq, 2011-2012 | 19-94 yr (5445) | IFG: FPG 5.7-6.9 mmol/L or A1c: 5.7%-6.4% | Population-based random sample | 28.6 | 29.5 | 29.1 |
| Al-Rubeaan et al[19] | Saudi Arabia, 2007-2009 | ≥ 30 yr (18034) | IFG: FPG 5.6-6.9 mmol/L | Random household national sample | 26.4 | 24.7 | 25.5 |
| Saadi et al[39] | United Arab Emirates (Al-Ain), 2005-2006 | > 18 yr (2455) | IFG: FPG 5.6-6.9 mmol/l or IGT | Simple random sample | 19.7 | 22.8 | 22.8 |
| Alkandari et al[40] | Kuwait, 2014 | 18-69 yr (2561) | IFG: FPG 6.1-6.9 mmol/L | Random sample | 19.3 (16.9-22.0) | 19.5 (17.6-21.5) | 19.4 (17.9-21.0) |
| Esteghamati et al[41] | Iran, 2011 | 25-70 yr (11867) | IFG: FPG 5.6-6.9 mmol/L | Randomized multistage cluster sample | 15.45 (12.71-18.18) | 13.74 (11.55-15.94) | 14.6 (12.41-16.78) |
| Basit et al[34] | Pakistan, 2016-2017 | ≥ 20 yr (10834) | IFG: FPG 6.1-6.9 mmol/L orIGT | Multistage clustering technique | NA | NA | 14.4 |
| Bener et al[42] | Qatar, 2007-2008 | > 20 yr (1117) | IFG: FPG 5.6-6.9 mmol/L or IGT | Multistage stratified cluster sampling | NA | NA | 13.8 |
| Gunaid et al[43] | Yemen, 2000 | ≥ 35 yr (250) | IFG: FPG 5.6-6.1 mmol/L or IGT | Multistage random sampling | 5.7 (2.8-8.6) | 10.9 (7.1-14.7) | 9.0 (6.0-12.0) |
| Albache et al[30] | Syria (Aleppo), 2006 | ≥ 25 yr (806) | IFG: FPG 6.1-6.9 mmol/L | Random sampling | 10.4 (4.7-21.0) | 6.8 (2.9-15.1) | 8.6 (3.8-18.1) |
| Al-Lawati et al[44] | Oman, 2000 | ≥ 20 yr (5838) | IFG: FPG 6.1-6.9 mmol/L | Multistage stratified probability sampling | 7.1 (6.2-8.1) | 5.1 (4.4-6.0) | 6.1 (5.5-6.8) |
| Bouguerra et al[45] | Tunisia, 1996-1997 | ≥ 19 yr (7860) | IFG: FPG 6.1-6.9 mmol/L | National cross-sectional sample | 4.58 | 4.91 | NA |
IFG: Impaired fasting glucose according to specified glucose range; FPG: Fasting plasma glucose; IGT: Impaired glucose tolerance (using World Health Organization definition, glucose ≥ 7.8 but < 11.1 mmol/L, 2 h after 75 gm oral glucose load); CI: Confidence interval; NA: Not available; A1c: Hemoglobin A1c.