NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Geography Saudi Arabia (SAU) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/2013 - 12/2013 Data type Survey: HouseholdInterviewNationally representativeSubnationally representative Summary The Saudi Health Interview Survey (SHIS) covers all 13 regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and uses a representative sample of adults aged 15 and older. The survey investigates prevalence of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking. Keywords Anthropometry, Antihypertensive drugs, Asthma, Atrial fibrillation and flutter, Bladder cancer, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Brain and nervous system cancers, Breast cancer, Breathing difficulty, COPD, Cancers, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cervix uteri cancer, Cholesterol, Cholesterol tests, Chronic kidney diseases, Clinical breast exams, Colon and rectum cancers, Congestion, Corpus uteri cancer, Corrective lenses, Cough, Dental care, Diabetes, Diet, Dietary protein, Disability, Drug consumption, Education, Employment, Secondhand smoke, FFQ, Family composition, Family size, Fish, Fruits, Fruits and vegetables, Health care access, Health care use, Health status, Heart failure, Height, Hemorrhagic stroke, Hospitals, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Income, Insulin, Leukemia, Limited mobility, Marital status, Medicines, Milk, Mouth cancer, Nuts, Obesity, Oral hygiene, Physical activity, Private health facilities, Processed foods, Processed meats, Public health facilities, Screening mammography, Seat belts, Smokeless tobacco use, Stroke, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Thyroid cancer, Tobacco smoking, Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers, Traditional medicine, Unprocessed red meat, Vegetables, Vitamin D supplements, Weight Citation Contributors Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia) Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) Suggested citation Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia). Saudi Arabia Health Interview Survey 2013. GHDx Entry last modified on: Dec 14, 2023