J Community Med Public Health, an open access journal ISSN: 2577-2228 1 Volume 4; Issue 01 Journal of Community Medicine & Public Health Research Article AlYafei A, et al. J Community Med Public Health 4: 173. Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Qatari Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Attending Primary Health Care Centres, 2014 DOI: 10.29011/2577-2228.100073 Anees AlYafei 1* , Sherif Omar Osman 2 , Nagah Selim 2 , Noora Alkubaisi 3 , Rajvir Singh 4 1 Wellness Program, Preventive Medicine, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar 2 Family and Community Medicine, Community Medicine Training Program, Doha, Qatar 3 Clinical Affairs, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar 4 Cardiology Research, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar * Corresponding author: Anees AlYafei, Wellness Program, Preventive Medicine, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qa- tar Citation: AlYafei A, Osman SO, Selim N, Alkubaisi N, Singh R (2020) Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Qatari Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Attending Primary Health Care Centres, 2014. J Community Med Public Health 4: 173. DOI: 10.29011/2577-2228.100073 Received Date: 27 February, 2020; Accepted Date: 04 March, 2020; Published Date: 09 March, 2020 Abstract Background: Patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus experience a substantial risk of cardiovascular disease owing to modifable risk factors. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among Qatari patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus attending primary health care centres 2014. Method: Cross sectional design was used. Total of 532 Qatari diabetic patients attending primary healthcare were enrolled. Data was collected using interview administered questionnaire, anthropometric & blood pressure measurement and medical records. Cardiovascular risk was assessed by using General Framingham Risk Prediction Score (GFRP). Results: GFRP score categorized (12.2%) of participants as low risk and (57.6%) as in high and very high risk for cardiovas- cular disease in 10-years. Lifestyle-related risk factors were dominant among participants. The majority of patients did not consume recommended daily fruit and vegetables (94.2%) and (91.2%) respectively. Additionally, they did not practice recom- mended frequency of physical activity and were currently smoking in (71.4%) and (4.1%) respectively. Metabolic factors were second common risk factors. The combined overweight and obesity were leading metabolic factors as calculated in (94%) of them. More than two thirds showed uncontrolled diabetes status and (27.6%) were within undesirable range for HDL. The third common cardiovascular disease risk factors were medical and family history. Three quarters of them found to have hyperlipi- daemia and (72.7%) were with history of hypertension. The family history of premature cardiovascular disease occurrence in father and/or brother was reported in (16.9% and 13%) of participants respectively. Conclusion: Reduction of cardiovascular disease burden necessitate further focus on preventive interventions especially the lifestyle related risk factors. Keywords: Cardiovascular disease; Lifestyle-related risk factors; Metabolic factors; Prevalence; Qatar; Type 2 diabetes mellitus Abbreviations: BMI: Body Mass Index; CVD: Cardiovascular Disease; GFRP: General Framingham Risk Prediction; HbA1C: Glycated Hemoglobin A1; HDL: High Density Lipoproteins; IRB: Institutional Research Board; LDL: Low Density Lipoproteins; NCD: Non-Communicable Disease; PHC: Primary Health Care; PHCC: Primary Health Care Corporation; SD: Standard Deviation; SPSS®: Statistical Package of Social Science; Type 2 DM: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; WHO: World Health Organization Introduction Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) are always at advanced risk of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), where coronary