title: Prevalence of prediabetes and its association with obesity among college students in Kuwait: A cross-sectional study.
abstract: This cross-sectional study sought to estimate the prevalence of prediabetes and assess its association with obesity among young adults in Kuwait; a country with a high prevalence of obesity and diabetes. The estimated prevalence of prediabetes was 6.3% (95% CI: 4.8-8.1) and obesity was associated with elevated prediabetes prevalence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait. Electronic address: nour.benhaider@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nour Y
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Ben Haider
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait. Electronic address: aziyab@hsc.edu.kw.
authors.forename: Ali H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ziyab
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011236:Prediabetic State / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: College students; Kuwait; Obesity; Prediabetes; Young adults