Uzma Zafar, Hamid Javaid Qureshi.
Correlation Between Anthropometric and Serum Glycemic Parameters in a Sample of Healthy Male Pakistani Population.
Esculapio J Services Inst Med Sci Jan ;8(2):75-80.

Objective: To find out the correlation between anthropometric and serum glycemic parameters in a sample of healthy male Pakistani population. Material & Methods: It was a correlational study. Sixty male subjects fulfilling the inclusion criteria were included. Anthropometric parameters including BMI, waist to hip ratio and waist circumference, were measured. Fasting serum glucose and fasting serum insulin were estimated. Insulin resistance was determined quantitatively by HOMA-IR. Serum glycemic parameters were correlated with anthropometric parameters. Results: A significant positive correlation was observed between fasting serum glucose and BMI, waist to hip ratio and waist circumference. A significant positive correlation was observed between fasting serum insulin and waist circumference but there was no significant correlation between serum insulin and other anthropometric parameters. A significant positive correlation was observed between insulin resistance and waist to hip ratio and waist circumference but there was no significant correlation between insulin resistance and BMI. Conclusion: These results provide evidence for linkage between anthropometric and glycemic parameters in apparently healthy, non obese adults having anthropometric parameters within normal range. Abdominal obesity as measured by waist circumference correlates not only with insulin resistance but also with fasting serum insulin and fasting serum glucose even in healthy subjects.

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