The association between hypertension and glucose tolerance among adults with prediabetes in Hail City, Saudi Arabia

F.S. Alreshidi, A.O. Alshammari, B. Alnasser, M.H. Alshammari, N.M. AlReshidi, T.Z. Aldugieman, R.S. Alanezi, K.H. Obaid Almuhaihi, M.S. Aljarwan, N.F. Alreshidi, H.G. Ahmed

Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia. hussaingad5@gmail.com

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• Diabetes

OBJECTIVE: As a worldwide epidemic, the frequency of prediabetes is rapidly increasing. As a result, the present study investigated pre-diabetes synergistic factors in the Saudi population.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: This descriptive study used samples from 31 Hail-area primary health clinics (PHCs). Participants were chosen at random from December 2021 to June 2022.

RESULTS: There were 164 participants in this study, of which 86 males (52.4%) and 78 females (47.6%). The GTT revealed that none of the study participants had diabetes, but an A1C test revealed that all of them had A1C levels above 6.5%. Approximately 16/86 (18.6%) of the 86 men were overweight, whereas 53/86 (61.6%) were obese.

CONCLUSIONS: Saudi Arabia’s prediabetes rate has increased due to obesity/overweight, family history of diabetes, heart rate variability, and poor sleep quality. HbA1c screening should replace GTT to prevent progression to T2DM.

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