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Background: Obesity often coexists with hypertension [HTN] and a linear relationship between blood pressure [BP] values and weight was observed
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence rate of prehypertension and hypertension and to estimate the coexistence of prehypertension and hypertension and obesity in young adults in Arar, Saudi Arabia
Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional study. The study subjects were selected from health young adults attending 5 randomly selected primary health care centers in Arar city, the capital of the Northern Province of KSA. Participants were given a predesigned and pretested questionnaire to collect the relevant data
Results: Among the studied participants, Fifty [52.1%] of females and 58.8% of males were pre-hypertensive and 1.5% from males were hypertensive. 37.9% of the studied participants were obese and same percentage were overweight. 18.2% of obese were hypertensive or pre-hypertensive and 40.9% of overweight were hypertensive or pre-hypertensive. While 3% of the underweight were hypertensive or pre-hypertensive and 3% were not [P<0.05]
Conclusion: In young adults in Arar, KSA. 37.9% of the studied participants were obese and same percentage were overweight. About half of females and more than half of males were pre-hypertensive and small percentage of males were hypertensive. Obesity was associated with pre-hypertension and hypertension. So education sessions should be carried out to educate the public specially adolescents and young adult population
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Objectives: This study aimed to assess potential associations between self-reported symptoms of laryngopharyngeal reflux [LPR] and voice disorders among two undiagnosed cohorts in Saudi Arabia
Methods: This crosssectional study was conducted from February to April 2017 in Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Validated Arabic versions of the Reflux Symptom Index [RSI] and 10-item Voice Handicap Index [VHI-10] were distributed to 400 teachers at 13 schools and 300 members of the general population attending an ear, nose and throat clinic in Khobar. Scores of >13 and >11 on the RSI and VHI-10 indicated a potential subjective diagnosis of LPR and voice disorders, respectively
Results: A total of 446 individuals took part in the study, including 260 members of the general population [response rate: 86.7%] and 186 teachers [response rate: 46.5%]. The mean age was 32.5 years. In total, 62.2% complained of voice and/or reflux problems, with the remaining 37.8% not reporting/unaware of any problems in this regard. Among the teachers, 30.6% and 18.3% had positive RSI and VHI-10 scores, respectively, while 43.1% and 14.6% of the individuals from the general population had positive RSI and VHI-10 scores, respectively. Overall, VHI-10 scores were significantly associated with RSI scores [P <0.001]
Conclusion: A significant association between RSI and VHI-10 scores suggests that there may be an association between LPR and voice disorders. These tools would therefore be a valuable method of monitoring patients; however, they cannot be used to confirm a diagnosis. Thus, more detailed studies are needed to confirm this association using a larger sample size