Association of family history of cardiovascular disease with the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors in young adults in the United Arab Emirates: The UAE healthy future study
In this study, we addressed the effect of family history as an independent risk factor on the major CRFs for the first time in the region. We observed that the majority of young Emirati adults had a positive family history of CVD-related diseases. Family history showed a strong association with the increased prevalence of CRFs. Additionally, having more relatives with specific diseases was associated with a higher risk of developing CRFs. Identifying people with a history of these conditions can help in early intervention and personalized risk assessments.
Authors
- Luai A. Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5292-8212)
- Naima Oumeziane
- Fatima Mezhal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0722-7104)
- Scott E. Sherman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1752-7303)
- Marina Kazim
- Abdulla Alnaeemi
- Raghib Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8225-4674)
- Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7634-3531)
- Tom Loney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1687-6587)
- Andrea Leinberger‐Jabari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2014-9032)
- Omar El‐Shahawy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3342-6377)
- Abdishakur Abdulle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0955-5622)
- Amar Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1245-868X)
- Syed M. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0956-465X)
- Wael Almahmeed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0312-9910)
- Abdulla AlJunaibi
- Juma Alkaabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2477-0408)
- Fatme Al Anouti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1993-6656)
- Eiman AlZaabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0810-0888)
- Fatma Al‐Maskari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6598-4942)
- Mohammed Al‐Houqani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4481-3911)
- Youssef Idaghdour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2768-9376)
- Mohammad Hag Ali
Institutions
- Higher Colleges of Technology (AE)
- New York University Abu Dhabi (AE)
- United Arab Emirates University (AE)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (AE)
- Abu Dhabi Health Services (AE)
- Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (AE)
- Danat Al Emarat Women & Children’s Hospital (AE)
- Zayed Military Hospital (AE)
- MRC Epidemiology Unit (GB)
- New York University (US)
- Zayed University (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319648
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.59
Funders
- Tamkeen