Sociodemographic, environmental and lifestyle risk factors for multiple sclerosis development in the Western region of Saudi Arabia

Objectives: To examine the association of exposure to sociodemographic, environmental, and lifestyle risk factors during adolescence with the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: We conducted a case-control study between October 2017 and January 2018 at King Fahd General Hospital (KFH) i...

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Published in:Saudi medical journal 2018-08, Vol.39 (8), p.808-814
Main Authors: Halawani, Abdulrahman T, Zeidan, Zeidan A, Kareem, Abid M, Alharthi, Areej A, Almalki, Hani A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diet
Environmental health
Health risks
Lifestyles
Measles
Multiple sclerosis
Risk factors
Smoking
Sociodemographics
Sun
Teenagers
Weight
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Summary:Objectives: To examine the association of exposure to sociodemographic, environmental, and lifestyle risk factors during adolescence with the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: We conducted a case-control study between October 2017 and January 2018 at King Fahd General Hospital (KFH) in Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected by direct physician-subject interviews. We utilized a questionnaire modified from the environmental risk factors in multiple sclerosis questionnaire (EnvIMS-Q). Chi-square tests were used to examine associations of selected risk factors with the development of MS, a p-value of
ISSN:0379-5284
1658-3175
DOI:10.15537/smj.2018.8.22864