A study of anthropometric profile of diabetic and non-diabetic women

Abstract

A total random sample size of 493 women in the age group of ≥20 years representing rural and urban area of Ludhiana district. The anthropometric measurements were taken of all the subjects to determine its relationship with type 2 diabetes. It was found that the mean body weight, mean waist circumference, mean hip circumference and mean body mass index (BMI) of rural and urban diabetic women was significantly higher (p≤ 0.01) as compared to rural and urban non diabetic women. It indicates that anthropometric parameters are a modifiable risk factors of type 2 diabetes. Hence, it is recommended that individuals who have or not have diabetes should be motivated through counseling to keep themselves physically active to maintain their body weight, waist/hip circumference and BMI in normal/ reference range to prevent and manage diabetes.