Objective: To relate the status of glycemic control
with body mass index (BMI) and anthropometric
measures of diabetic patients.
Methodology: The study was performed at
National Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology
(NIDE), Dow University of Health Sciences, Ojha
Campus, Karachi and include 245 diabetic
patients. Glycemic control was measured in terms
of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c).
Results: Age range was 40-60 years. There was
significant (p < 0.001) difference in body height,
weight and BMI. HbA1c showed the highest set of
value distribution with 7.5% or more with total
mean of 9.13%. Marginal plot analysis of BMI
validated that increase relative risk of disease with
reference to BMI indicated the highest patient
clustering with HbA1c levels was greater than
7.5% and more.
Conclusion: Increase in HbA1c was directly
linked with increase in body weight and BMI in
diabetic patients. (Rawal Med J 202;45:46-50).
Syed Muhammad Hasan, Muhammad Bilal Azmi, Akhtar Ali Baloch, Fauzia Imtiaz. (2020) Relationship of glycemic status with anthropometric measures and body mass index, , Volume 45, Issue-1.
