Study of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Hip Ratio(WHR) in Type II Diabetes Mellitus Subjects.

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      PUNE (India)
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      MICROSOFT Corp. 081466849 MSFT
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      Background- Diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous group of metabolic disorders characterized by hyperglycemia. Obesity is a major potentially modifiable risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Clinical evidence suggests that the association of diabetes with central obesity is stronger than its association with general fat. Waist circumference and waist/hip ratio have been used as measures of central obesity and body mass index has been used as a measure of general obesity. Methodology-The above study was conducted in the Department of Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune from April 2015 to September 2017. 50 cases of diagnosed Type II Diabetes Mellitus patients fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in this study. A standard questionnaire was used to interview all participants which have information regarding age, height, weight, waist hip ratio, and duration of diabetes. Data management and analysis was done using Microsoft excel and Epi-info software. Results- Mean WHR in Normal BMI cases was 0.859 ± 0.093, mean WHR in Overweight cases was 0.951 ± 0.118 and mean WHR in Obese cases was 1.088 ± 0.103. The association between WHR level and category of BMI is statistically significant (p<0.05). Mean HbA1c in Normal BMI cases was 6.12 ± 0.596%, mean HbA1c in Overweight cases was 6.93 ± 0.837% and mean HbA1c in Obese cases was 7.54 ± 1.321%. Conclusion- It was concluded that there was a significant association between type of Obesity and Waist hip ratio (WHR). There was a significant association between abnormal Waist-hip ratio and Body Mass Index (BMI). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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