Posted in Volume 16 - Number 1 Suppl
MUHAMMAD HANIF GHANI, ASLAM AZIZ GHOURI, AKRAM MUNIR,SONIHA ASLAM
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the fasting blood sugar level in high risk non diabetic young individuals and to compare fasting blood sugar level, blood pressure, BMI and waist circumferences in high risk non diabetic young individuals with low risk non diabetic young individuals.
METHODOLOGY: This cross sectional comparative study was conducted in department of medical - IV, LUMHS Jamshoro/ Hyderabad from January 2009 to June 2009. Total one hundred individual 20-40 years of age were selected and divided into two groups. Group A: 50 cases of high-risk non-diabetic individuals and Group B: 50 cases of low risk non-diabetic individuals on the basis of same age and gender.
RESULTS: In both groups 35 (70%) were males & 15 (30%) were females. 10 % of group A and 2% of group B individuals showed impaired fasting glucose (IFG = 110mg/ dl) while none of individual in both groups had FBS in diabetic range (=126mg/dl). However, only 16 % in group A and 12% in group B individuals exhibited raised blood pressure while 52 % in group A and 26% in group B individuals also represented raised BMI whereas 42% in group A and 36% in group B individuals showed raised WC.
CONCLUSION: IFG is strongly associated with family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus. But presence of hypertension and obesity in non-diabetic young individuals emphasize the need for routine health screening for early institution of preventive measure.
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