Association Between Waist Circumference and Serum Triacylglcerol Status in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM): A Study Performed on a Rural Population in Puducherry
Introduction: India is on the verge of being the diabetic capital of the world, owing to the increasing prevalence of diabetes in India. The aim of this study was to find the association between anthropometry and dyslipidaemia, with a particular reference to the triacylglycerol levels, besides s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2014-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/2869/6-%205198_PF1(M)_E(C)_F(T)_PF1(M)_PF1(T)_FA(T)_PF1(PP).pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: India is on the verge of being the diabetic capital
of the world, owing to the increasing prevalence of diabetes in
India. The aim of this study was to find the association between
anthropometry and dyslipidaemia, with a particular reference
to the triacylglycerol levels, besides suggesting a better
anthropometric variable.
Method: A group of eighty diabetic patients took part in the
study. The Waist Circumference (WC), the waist to hip ratio, the
serum triacylglycerol (TAG) levels and the glycated haemoglobin
(HbA1
c) levels were measured and studied.
Results: We found out that there was a significant association
between the WC and the TAG levels (p-value = 0.030), between
high TAG levels and high HbA1
c values (p-value = 0.038) with
greater accuracy, in favour of the waist circumference.
Conclusion: This depicted the fact that a simple measuring
tape which is used in measuring the WC, could prove to be a
useful and a cost-effective diagnostic approach for monitoring
the metabolic complications of type 2 DM. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |