[HTML][HTML] Lower vitamin D levels in Saudi pregnant women are associated with higher risk of developing GDM

A Al-Ajlan, S Al-Musharaf, MA Fouda… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has serious consequences such as increased
risks of preeclampsia, macrosomia and cesarean delivery. Even though the mechanistic …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D deficiency and dyslipidemia in early pregnancy

A Al-Ajlan, S Krishnaswamy, MS Alokail… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2015 - Springer
Background Vitamin D deficiency is a common nutritional issue and dietary supplementation
in the general population, including pregnant women, is generally advised. Appropriately …

[HTML][HTML] Gender-dependent associations between socioeconomic status and metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study in the adult Saudi population

…, SA Alghanim, MA Al-Yousef, ASM Al-Ajlan… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2014 - Springer
Background To determine the gender-dependent association of socio-economic status
variables with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in the adult Saudi population. …

[HTML][HTML] Lipid profile in relation to anthropometric measurements among college male students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

AR Al-Ajlan - International journal of biomedical science: IJBS, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Anthropometric measurements can easily reflect any changes in the lipid
concentration in the human body. Objectives: The present work is aimed at studying lipid profile …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D deficiency prevalence and predictors in early pregnancy among Arab women

S Al-Musharaf, MA Fouda, IZ Turkestani, A Al-Ajlan… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Data regarding the prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency during early pregnancy
are limited. This study aims to fill this gap. A total of 578 Saudi women in their 1 st trimester …

[HTML][HTML] Sensitivity of various adiposity indices in identifying cardiometabolic diseases in Arab adults

…, K Wani, AM Alnaami, S Sabico, A Al-Ajlan… - Cardiovascular …, 2015 - Springer
Background Obesity is a recognized risk factor for various cardiometabolic diseases and
several indices are used clinically to assess overall cardiometabolic risk. This study aims to …

[HTML][HTML] Early-pregnancy metabolic syndrome and subsequent incidence in gestational diabetes mellitus in Arab women

…, MA Fouda, IZ Turkestani, A Al-Ajlan… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the association between components of metabolic
syndrome (MetS) at first trimester and development of Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM…

[HTML][HTML] Lower vitamin D status is more common among Saudi adults with diabetes mellitus type 1 than in non-diabetics

…, SM Yakout, NJ Aljohani, H Al Fawaz, ASM Al-Ajlan… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Vitamin D deficiency is an increasingly recognized comorbidity in patients with
type 1 diabetes mellitus (DMT1), suggesting that vitamin D deficiency might play a role in …

[HTML][HTML] Dairy products consumption and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level in Saudi children and adults

…, S Krishnaswamy, H Alfawaz, A Al-Ajlan… - … journal of clinical and …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Vitamin D deficiency is implicated in several calcium deficiency-related disease conditions.
We aimed to investigate vitamin D status and its association with consumption frequencies of …

[HTML][HTML] Screening of coeliac disease in undetected adults and patients diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

AS Al-Ajlan - Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
The present study is to determine the prevalence and implication of coeliac disease (CD)
among adult Saudis and compared to those with diagnosed irritable bowel syndrome. This …