Anthropometric indices as an indicator for metabolic disorders in individuals with Diabetes mellitus
1Sukhman Kaur, 2Ginjinder Kaur and 3Deep Kiran Bassi
1,2,3Department of Human Genetics, Punjabi University, Patiala (India) 1E-mail- sukhmanguron19@gmail.com 2E-mail- ginjinderkaur@gmail.com 3E-mail- deepbassi89@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Diabetes mellitus is a disease of disturbed metabolism which results in abnormal blood sugar levels. The aim of the study was to investigate the association of various anthropometric parameters with diabetes. An observational study was conducted on 187 cases and 182 controls from Malwa region of Punjab. Anthropometric measurements were taken and BMI as well as WHR was calculated. The risk of metabolic complications was assessed on the basis of significance of Chi square (p <0.05). More subjects were at higher health risk in case males as compared to females on the basis of WHR with statistically significant differences. All the anthropometric parameters were greater in both case and control males as compared to females with statistically significant differences whereas the female cases had greater BMI values than males. Males were found to be more prone to metabolic problems in both cases and controls due to greater WC and WHR.