Association between anthropometry and cardiovascular risk in patients attending a diabetic clinic
JEMDSA (Online)
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28(1): 18-28, 2023. tables
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ABSTRACT
Background Obesity is a well-documented risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), with increasing evidence to suggest visceral adiposity as a greater risk factor for CVD than body mass index (BMI). Objectives To determine a relationship between hypertension (HPT) and anthropometry in people living with diabetes (PLWD) in an HIV endemic area. Methods This was a retrospective study analysing data captured from standardised clinic sheets from the DM clinic at the Harry Gwala Regional Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. Results Data from 957 PLWD were used for the study, the majority of whom had T2DM (811; 86.2%). Approximately one-sixth of the cohort had HIV infection (146; 15.3%). There was no significant difference in HPT prevalence between the HIV-uninfected (77.9%) and PLWD who had HIV (PLWDHIV) (78.1%). Multivariate analysis revealed females with increased waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WTHR) were 57.8 (95% CI 3.041096.33) (p = 0.007) and 87.2 (95% CI 4.881558.28) (p = 0.002) times more likely to be hypertensive respectively. By contrast, only BMI in males was associated with HPT with a AOR 5.294 (95% CI 1.54 - 18.22) (p = 0.008). HIV status was non-contributory to anthropometry in predicting HPT in PLWD. Conclusion Our study found that anthropometric indices are not all equal predictors of HPT. The authors advocate for local guidance on gender-specific cut-offs on anthropometry in PLWD.
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AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Anthropometry
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Waist Circumference
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Heart Disease Risk Factors
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Practice guideline
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
JEMDSA (Online)
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Department of Internal Medicine at King Edward Hospital (KEH), Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal/ZA
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Phoenix Community Health Centre, Phoenix, South Africa/ZA
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