Women in Saudi Arabia and the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Systematic Review
Joint Authors
Alshaikh, Mashael K.
Filippidis, Filippos T.
Baldove, Juren P.
Majeed, Azeem
Rawaf, Salman
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-09-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi women in particular are more susceptible as there are sociocultural restrictions on female physical activities that may lead to high prevalence of CVD risks, especially obesity, and physical inactivity.
This study aims to systematically review the published articles related to the prevalence of CVD risk among women in Saudi Arabia.
The search strategy covers all published articles that assess the risk factor of CVD in Saudi Arabia from January 2000 to December 2015, using the following sources: Medline, Embase, and PsycINFO.
A total of 61 studies were included.
Results.
Prevalence among Saudi women of smoking ranged from 1.1% to 9.1%, hypertension was 21.8%, diabetes ranged from 9.6% to 27.6%, overweight was 27%, and obesity was 40.23%, and physical inactivity ranged from 53.2% to 98.1%.
Hypercholesterolemia prevalence on Saudi women on average was 24.5%, while metabolic syndrome ranged from 13.6% to 40.3%.
Conclusion.
The prevalence of CVD risk factors is high among women in Saudi Arabia especially in obesity and physical inactivity.
Public health authorities must implement solutions from a gender specific aspect to reverse the trend and decrease the prevalence of CVDs among Saudi women.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alshaikh, Mashael K.& Filippidis, Filippos T.& Baldove, Juren P.& Majeed, Azeem& Rawaf, Salman. 2016. Women in Saudi Arabia and the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Systematic Review. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108536
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alshaikh, Mashael K.…[et al.]. Women in Saudi Arabia and the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Systematic Review. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108536
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alshaikh, Mashael K.& Filippidis, Filippos T.& Baldove, Juren P.& Majeed, Azeem& Rawaf, Salman. Women in Saudi Arabia and the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Systematic Review. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108536
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1108536