A study of correlation between derived and basic anthropometric indices in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Introduction: Obesity and diabetes are related disease with genetics, environmental and dietary factors implicated in there genesis. Basic anthropometric measeurements are use as indicators for the presence of these diseases. Derived measurements from these basic measures are being use more frequently with some of the basic ones at the verge of been discarded as assessment in clinical practice. The study assesses the correlations between the basic and the derived measurement in Type 2 Diabetic subjects. Materials and Method: Diabetic patients were recruited from the investigative clinic of the hospital for this cross-sectional study. The basic anthropometric measurement of height, weight, hip circumference, waist circumference and the derived measures BMI, WHR, WHtR were determined from this basic measures. Results: Correlations between the derived and basic measures were determined using SPSS statistical software was use. There was a significant correlation between WC and HC and the derived variables BMI, WHR and WHtR among the nonobese DM compared to the obese DM. HC has a poor correlation with the the derived variables among the obese DM. Conclusion: The HC assessment in nonobese DM patients is more relevant than in the obese DM patients. Keywords: Ocimum gratissimum | litter size | serum progesterone
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