A new study revealed a large number of undiagnosed cases of diabetes among residents of Dubai.
According to a study, nearly a third of Dubai's adult population is at risk of diabetes.
The Dubai Health Administration has conducted a study of 5,000 foreign residents and citizens over the age of 18 for a report that first examined the prevalence of undiagnosed cases prior to diabetes.
It was found that the prevalence rate of diabetes is 19% among the emirates. The study revealed 11% of undiagnosed diabetics and 18.6% in the pre-diabetic phase.
Among expats, the prevalence rate was 14.7%, with 11.3% of undiagnosed diabetics and 15.5% being in the pre-diabetic phase revealed.
Growing obesity and lifestyle-related illnesses such as diabetes is expected to increase the Gulf health market from $ 40.3 billion in 2015 to $ 71.3 billion by 2020, according to a study by Alpen last year Capital.
UAE authorities seek to reduce the overall prevalence of diabetes from 19% to 16.4% by 2021.
