Saudi Arabia Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological Study
General Info
Original or alternative title
PURE
Coverage type
Subnational
Time period covered
January, 2012 - January, 2015
Series or system
Data type
Survey:
Health facility - Longitudinal
Summary
The PURE study is a 10-year cohort study which seeks to assess the effects of urbanization on health outcomes, particularly obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
Keywords
Alcohol use, Anthropometry, Antihypertensive drugs, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Body mass index, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cholesterol, Cohort study, Diabetes, Diet, Education, Heart failure, Hypertension, Insulin, Ischemic heart disease, Medicines, Mental health symptoms, Obesity, Physical activity, Prevalence, Rheumatic heart disease, Stroke, Tobacco smoking
Citation
Contributors
Suggested citation
Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University (Canada), Population Health Research Institute (PHRI). Saudi Arabia Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological Study.