Nasir Ali, Naeema Afzal, Sohaib Farooq, Gull Rukh, Safdar Shah, Nasrullah Khan, Rafay-ur rehman.
Effect of Abdominal Obesity On Fasting Blood Glucose Levels In Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Treated With Oral Hypoglycemic Agents.
Esculapio J Services Inst Med Sci Jan ;7(2):38-40.

Objective: To observe the effect of abdominal obesity on fasting blood glucose levels in T2DM patients who are on treatment with oral hypoglycemic agents. Material & Methods: The study included 55 T2DM patients, who were taking oral hypoglycemic drugs for the last 3 to 5 years. Abdominal obesity was assessed by measuring waist circumference. Fasting blood glucose levels were measured in all patients. Results: According to our observation there were 41.81% non-obese, 23.63% overweight and 34.54% obese T2DM patients. The obese T2DM patients had significantly higher mean fasting blood glucose level as compared to non-obese and overweight T2DM patients (p<0.001). Overweight T2DM patients though had higher mean fasting plasma glucose levels as compared to non-obese T2DM patients but it was not significant. Conclusion: Abdominal obesity is associated with significantly higher fasting blood glucose levels in T2DM patients who are on treatment with oral hypoglycerric agents.

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