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  • Title: Control of Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease among Multinational Patient Population in the Arabian Gulf.
    Author: Al-Zakwani I, Al-Mahmeed W, Arafah M, Al-Hinai AT, Shehab A, Al-Tamimi O, Al-Awadhi M, Al-Herz S, Al-Anazi F, Al-Nemer K, Metwally O, Al-Khadra A, Fakhry M, Elghetany H, Medani AR, Yusufali AH, Al-Jassim O, Al-Hallaq O, Baslaib FO, Amin H, Santos RD, Al-Waili K, Al-Hashmi K, Al-Rasadi K.
    Journal: Curr Vasc Pharmacol; 2016; 14(4):374-81. PubMed ID: 26496982.
    Abstract:
    We evaluated the control of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in the Centralized Pan-Middle East Survey on the undertreatment of hypercholesterolaemia (CEPHEUS) in the Arabian Gulf. Of the 4398 enrolled patients, overall mean age was 57 ± 11 years, 60% were males, 13% were smokers, 76% had diabetes, 71% had metabolic syndrome and 78% had very high ASCVD risk status. The proportion of subjects with body mass index <25 kgm2, HbA1c <7% (in diabetics), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) <2.6 mmol/L (100 mg/dL) and <1.8 mmol/L (70 mg/dL) for high and very high ASCVD risk cohorts, respectively and controlled blood pressure (<140/90 mmHg) was 14, 26, 31% and 60%, respectively. Only 1.4% of the participants had all of their CVD risk factors controlled with significant differences among the countries (P < .001). CVD risk goal attainment rates were significantly lower in those with very high ASCVD risk compared with those with high ASCVD risk status (P < .001). Females were also, generally, less likely to attain goals when compared with males (P < .001).
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