Omani research team develops formula for calculating risk factors for arteriosclerosis

By ONA
December 26, 2017
Muscat - 

A research team led by Dr Abdul Hakim bin Hamoud al Rawahi, who is currently working for Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) has developed a formula for calculating the risk factors for diabetic arteriosclerosis in the sultanate.

The team comprising six other researchers studied more than 2,000 patients with diabetes. The study was undertaken to know an accurate formula for assessing risk factors of diabetic arteriosclerosis for Arabs in general and Omanis in particular.

The scientific paper has been recently accepted in Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews.