ArticleSaudi medical journal2025
Stroke incidence, mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) trends in association with air pollution, dietary and metabolic risk factors in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: Global burden of disease data based analysis 1990-2021.
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- Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Acute Stroke in Young Adults from a Tertiary Stroke Center in Abu Dhabi-A Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Admission hyperglycemia, in-hospital glycemic management, and discharge outcomes in acute ischemic stroke: a UAE comprehensive stroke center cohort.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- The silent risk: cardiometabolic burden and etiology of young stroke in a South Asian migrant cohort, United Arab Emirates.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
- Approaches to reduce the impact of stroke in Gulf Cooperation Council Nations.Saudi medical journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo identify the primary risk factors contributing to stroke incidents and deaths, analyzing the trends and changes in regional stroke statistics between 1990 and 2021 in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
methodsThis longitudinal time trend study was conducted in the Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from June to August 2024. The data were recorded from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) datasets. The incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rates of stroke in the GCC countries, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and their association with environmental pollution, dietary, and metabolic risk factors were documented from 1990 to 2021.
resultsFrom 1990 to 2021, the GCC countries exhibited varied trends in stroke incidence, mortality and DALYs. The UAE had the highest stroke incidence rate in 2021 (106.01 per 100,000). The mortality rates due to stroke decreased in the GCC, except in Kuwait, where they increased by 14.4%. DALYs decreased in GCC countries, with the highest decline in Qatar (56%). Qatar experienced a 59.9% decrease in death rates and a 53.4% reduction in DALYs for hypertension.
conclusionIn GCC countries, hypertension, air pollution, and dietary factors are dominant risk factors for stroke, stroke-related deaths, and DALY rates. The UAE had the highest stroke incidence rate in 2021. However, mortality rates decreased in all GCC countries except Kuwait.
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