“TYPE 2 DIABETES AND ITS CORRELATION WITH BODY MASS INDEX, WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE, HIP CIRCUMFERENCE, AND WAIST-HIP RATIO: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY IN WESTERN RAJASTHAN”

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference waist-hip ratio and find their association with type 2 diabetes patients at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Western Rajasthan.

Methodology: This was a prospective, non intervention and  observational study, conducted over a period of  1 year with association of the Department of Pharmacology and the Department of Medicine, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur Information of patients collected included age, sex, diagnosis, height, weight, waist circumference and hip circumference noted in case record form.  BMI and waist-hip ratio was calculated and all data further analyzed.   

Results: Total 250 patients were analyzed. The majority of patients had BMI more then 25 kg/m² (54.4%), The majority of patient belongs to Waist Circumference ?100 cm (42%) while  Hip circumference  ? 100 cm found in 58.4% and  68.4 %  patients had WHR more than 0.96.

Conclusion:  The increasing prevalence of diabetes is driven by a combination of several factors like rapid urbanization, sedentary lifestyles increasing life expectancy and unhealthy diets. The majority of patients were obese or over obese which further increased insulin resistance and interfered in function of insulin in diabetic patients. The most common reason behind this is lack of awareness, poor socioeconomic status and  lack of education.

Keywords: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference waist-hip ratio.