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Saudi Arabia Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological Study

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
PURE
Geography 
Saudi Arabia (SAU)
Ar Riyāḑ
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
01/2012 - 01/2015
Series or system 
Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological Study (PURE)
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
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 26, 2025