Methods: The research questions in this systematic review were defined using quality of life measures, weight, body mass index (BMI) or waist-to-hip ratios, and is the first to explore the effectiveness of prevention programmes in the Arab Keywords: Insulin sensitivity, Immigrants, Body mass index, Abdominal obesity. * Correspondence: the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative gration is a strong risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases [ 3, 4]. Trained Swedish- and Arabic-speaking research nurses conducted 19 Mar 2018 Note: Values are presented in mean±SD or count (percentage). Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index. Reliability. PASE-A components were found