Qatar Biobank Releases Results of Two-Year Pilot Program
QATAR Biobank, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has released the findings of its two-year operational pilot phase, which reveal that 76 percent of male and 70 percent of female participants, from a sample of 1,200 people, are either overweight or obese. It also reveals that 52.7 per cent of male participants and 31.7 per cent of female participants recorded pre-hypertensive (normal-high blood pressure levels) or hypertensive.
As Qatar and the surrounding region continue to witness an increase in the number of people affected by diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, the report illustrates how Qatar Biobank continues to play a leading role in the development of personalised medicine through the field of genomics
The complete QF Telegraph article can be downloaded here
A related Article in the Gulf Times.