Correlation between breast cancer and lifestyle within the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A systematic review

Figure 1 Gross domestic product per capita (current US$) over two decades. Data was taken from World Bank national accounts data, and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development National Accounts data files. Access: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD.

Figure 2 Age-standardized rate (world) per 100000 breast cancer incidence; United Kingdom, Kuwait, Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Oman. Sources: Global Cancer Observatory (United Kingdom, Kuwait and Bahrain), National centre for statistics and Information (Annual reports for cancer incidence in Oman) and Saudi Cancer Registry.

Figure 3 Number of cases of female breast cancer, by age group. Source: Global Cancer Observatory “cancer today” (2018). For comparison the 40-49 year age groups have been highlighted to show that females in the GCCCs are being diagnosed younger than females in the United Kingdom. UK: United Kingdom; KSA: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UAE: United Arab Emirates.

Figure 4 Age-standardized estimate of the percentage of female adults (+18) with obesity (Body mass index: 30) in 2016. Source: Global Health Observatory data repository available online at: https://www.who.int/gho/en/.

Figure 5 Age-standardized estimate (%) of female adults (18+) physically inactive in 2016. Source Global Health Observatory data repository. Available online at: https://www.who.int/gho/en/.

Figure 6 Flow diagram of the search strategy for the evidence-based literature search. Diagram adapted from PRISMA flow diagram.