prevalence of obesity among diabetic women

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]