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  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,348 Views
15 Pages

Maternal Early-Life Risk Factors and Later Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the UAE Healthy Future Study (UAEHFS)

  • Nirmin F. Juber,
  • Abdishakur Abdulle,
  • Abdulla AlJunaibi,
  • Abdulla AlNaeemi,
  • Amar Ahmad,
  • Andrea Leinberger-Jabari,
  • Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri,
  • Eiman AlZaabi,
  • Fatima Mezhal and
  • Raghib Ali
  • + 18 authors

Limited studies have focused on maternal early-life risk factors and the later development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). We aimed to estimate the GDM prevalence and examine the associations of maternal early-life risk factors, namely: mater...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,579 Views
15 Pages

Associations between Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and Antibiotic Use: Results from the UAEHFS

  • Nirmin F. Juber,
  • Abdishakur Abdulle,
  • Amar Ahmad,
  • Fatme AlAnouti,
  • Tom Loney,
  • Youssef Idaghdour,
  • Yvonne Valles and
  • Raghib Ali

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have a higher susceptibility to infections compared to those without PCOS. Studies evaluating antibiotic use based on PCOS status are scarce. Therefore, we aimed to (i) assess the associations between self-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,180 Views
13 Pages

Associations between Birth Weight and Adult Sleep Characteristics: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from the UAEHFS

  • Nirmin F. Juber,
  • Abdishakur Abdulle,
  • Amar Ahmad,
  • Andrea Leinberger-Jabari,
  • Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri,
  • Fatma Al-Maskari,
  • Fatme AlAnouti,
  • Mohammad Al-Houqani,
  • Mohammed Hag Ali and
  • Raghib Ali
  • + 5 authors

28 August 2023

Abnormal birth weight, particularly low birth weight (LBW), is known to have long-term adverse health consequences in adulthood, with disrupted sleep being suggested as a mediator or modifier of this link. We thus aimed to assess the associations bet...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,122 Views
13 Pages

Metabolic Syndrome in Fasting and Non-Fasting Participants: The UAE Healthy Future Study

  • Fatima Mezhal,
  • Amar Ahmad,
  • Abdishakur Abdulle,
  • Andrea Leinberger-Jabari,
  • Abderrahim Oulhaj,
  • Abdulla AlJunaibi,
  • Abdulla Alnaeemi,
  • Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri,
  • Eiman AlZaabi and
  • Raghib Ali
  • + 19 authors

Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a multiplex of risk factors that predispose people to the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD), two of the major non-communicable diseases that contribute to mortality in the United Arab...