Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus belongs to a group of diseases labeled as lifestyle diseases‟ and is on the rise in Asians especially Indians. Besides morbidity due to its complications, Type 2 diabetes Mellitus carries a high risk of Myocardial infarction, Stroke and premature death. Thus every effort must be made to prevent or postpone this disease by spreading awareness, risk stratification, early diagnosis, and regular treatment. Waist circumference and waist-hip ratio are markers of Abdominal Obesity. Aim & Objective: 1.Waist circumference and waist hip ratio as predictor of incident diabetes in young adults.2.Study the association of waist/hip ratio with incident diabetes Methods: A Cross sectional study. Study setting: Department of Physiology Grant Government medical college, Mumbai. Study duration: 1 year (10/01/21 to 9/01/22) Study population: The present study was conducted in healthy medical students of first year M.B.B.S. (n = 100) with 50 males and 50 females of 18 to 27 years age groups at Grant Government medical college, Mumbai during study period 10/01/21 to 9/01/22 Sample size: 100 Results: According to WHR criteria, post prandial blood sugar level was significantly raised in males ‘at risk level’ (WHR ≥ 0.90) as compared to males ‘below risk level’ (WHR ≤ 0.90) Waist Hip Ratio was positively correlated with fasting blood sugar (r = 0.119) and post-prandial blood sugar level (r = 0.016). None of these correlations were statistically significant (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Majority of our type 2 diabetic patients having waist circumference and waist hip ratio, above cutoff values for Asians. The present study demonstrated strong associations of waist/hip ratio with incident diabetes. But we need to do more studies with higher sample size to corroborate these findings. Conclusions: Majority of our type 2 diabetic patients having waist circumference and waist hip ratio, above cut off values for Asians. The present study demonstrated strong associations of waist/hip ratio with incident diabetes.

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