Association of Nutritional Status and Serum Leptin in Offsprings of Diabetic Parents of Karachi, Pakistan
| Autor: | Mozaffer Rahim Hingorjo, Zaman Shaikh, Mariam Rahim, Masood Anwar Qureshi, Meraj Rahim, Shaheen Sharafat, Munim Abdul Rahim |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Waist Offspring type 2 diabetes mellitus Physiology lcsh:Medicine 030209 endocrinology & metabolism 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Health Professions (miscellaneous) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Diabetes mellitus medicine Family history serum leptin business.industry Leptin lcsh:R Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Anthropometry medicine.disease bmi Endocrinology business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 43-48 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2410-2180 1995-2198 |
| Popis: | Objective: Prevalence of diabetes in Pakistan in the year 2014 was 6.9 million and is expected to rise to approximately 13 million in 2035, ranking Pakistan at 8th position among world's top 10 countries having diabetes. Materials and Methods: The study design is young subjects were taken aged 18 to 24 and were classified according to their family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) into those with single diabetic parent (SDP), both diabetic parents (BDP) and subjects having no family history of diabetes (NDP). Body composition was assessed by measuring body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-hip ratio (WHR). Fasting venous blood was analyzed for glucose and leptin levels (measured by immunoenzymetric assay). Results: The offspring of BDP had significantly higher body weight as compared to those of SDP and NDP (p |
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