Live birth prevalence of major congenital anomalies in the United Arab Emirates by Hiba Adam, Nadirah Ghenimi, Hassib Narchi, Amir Ahmad, Omniyat M. Al Hajeri, Iffat Elbarazi, Rami H. Al-Rifai, Luai A. Ahmed

“…This study aimed to estimate the live birth prevalence of perinatally diagnosed MCAs in a sample of the Emirati population. The analysis was based on a cohort of all singleton live births in the Mutaba’ah study. …”
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Vitamin D Status and Its Relationship with Metabolic Markers in Persons with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in the UAE: A Cross-Sectional Study by Amena Sadiya, Solafa M. Ahmed, Sijomol Skaria, Salah Abusnana

“…There is an overwhelming prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in our sample of the Emirati population with obesity and T2D. Association of s-25(OH)D with body mass index, waist circumference, fat mass, markers of calcium homeostasis and cardiometabolic parameters suggests a role of vitamin D in the development of cardiometabolic disease-related process.…”
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A Single‐Center Retrospective Cohort Study of Biopterin Metabolism Disorders in the United Arab Emirates by Omar Jarrah, Mahmood Nouri, Aisha Al Shamsi

“…The youngest patient was diagnosed at 3‐ weeks, and the oldest was nine; 70% were male, consanguineous 80%, and 40% were Emirati. Prematurity was reported in two patients. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Arabic emotional and behavioral reaction to intrusions questionnaire among sample of Arabic speaking adults by Emmanuelle Awad, Diana Malaeb, Amthal Alhuwailah, Mai Helmy, Muna Barakat, Rabih Hallit, Sami El Khatib, Mohamad Rahal, Syed Arman Rabbani, Reem Alzayer, Nada H. Farrag, Rita El Hajjar, Jinan Mallouh, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Sahar Obeid, Rita ElHagar

“…The highest EBRIQ scores were found in Jordanian participants (12.55 ± 6.94), followed by Emirati (12.23 ± 8.20), Lebanese (11.12 ± 7.69), Egyptian (8.96 ± 8.05) and Kuwaiti (8.20 ± 7.75) participants, F(4, 750) = 10.36, p < .001. …”
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