| Autor: |
Sarah Shoaib, Qureshi, Wasim, Amer, Maryam, Kaleem, Bilal Mahmood, Beg |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
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| Zdroj: |
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences |
| ISSN: |
1682-024X |
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Objectives: This study was aimed to compare the body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) in their ability to predict type 2 diabetes risk in a large prospective cohort of men and women in Pakistan. Methods: This was a case-control study conducted at Diabetic and medical OPD of GTTH. Anthropometric measures including BMI and WHR were analyzed. Student’s t-test, Chi-squared test along with Cramer’s V value, was applied to evaluate association between variables. Receiver operating curve (ROC) was used to assess anthropometric measures. Results: The study included 804 diabetics and 396 non-diabetics between 30–60 years of age. Comparing the BMI parameters it was found that 717 (89.2%) in diabetic group were overweight or obese (p-value < 0.001). On comparing the WHR, 97.9% diabetics had increased WHR (p-value |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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