Obesity prevalence in diabetic women

ABSTRACT

Age, height and weight of 317 diabetic and 273 non-diabetic healthy women were obtained. Fasting plasma glucose and urinary glucose levels of the diabetic women were determined. Body mass index and body surface area of all subjects were calculated. Based on the body mass index, 57% of the non-diabetic and 84.5% of the diabetic women are obese. Most of the diabetic women [55.5%]belong to grade 2 obesity with the body mass index more than 30 kg/m2. There is a close relationship between obesity and diabetes. The highest percentage of obese subjects belong to the age group 48-52 years. A correlation exists between fasting plasma glucose levels and urinary glucose levels in the diabetic women