prevalence of obesity among diabetic women
Mother and Child. 1999; 37 (3): 103-107
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-51882
ABSTRACT
To ascertain the prevalence of obesity among newly diagnosed diabetic women, the medical records of 653 diabetic women were studied. These women were attending Diabetic Clinic established by Pakistan Medical Research Council at Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore. A comparison was made with non-diabetic non-pregnant women living In the catchment area of the hospital.The mean BMI of diabetic women was 26.95'5.27 compared to 21.91'5.7] of non-diabetic women [P<0.005]. The prevalence of obesitv [BMI > 30] was 21.7% among diabetic women and 7.6% among non-diabetics [P<0.001]
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pregnancy in Diabetics
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Prevalence
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Mother Child
Year:
1999
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