PREVALENCE OF OBESITY AND ETHNO-GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN BODY SIZES OF NIGERIANS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS - A MULTI-CENTRE STUDY

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dc.contributor.authorBalogun, W
dc.contributor.authorUloko, A
dc.contributor.authorIpadeola, A
dc.contributor.authorEnang, O
dc.contributor.authorAdamu, A
dc.contributor.authorMubi, B
dc.contributor.authorOkafor, C
dc.contributor.authorOdeniyi, I.A
dc.contributor.authorLawal, I
dc.contributor.authorAdeleye, J
dc.contributor.authorFasanmade, O.A
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-20T08:18:51Z
dc.date.available2019-11-20T08:18:51Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Excess weight gain is common in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) but little is known about its ethno-geographic variation among the Nigerian populace. We aimed to report the prevalence and regional variation of overweight/obesity among subjects with type 2 DM in all the six geo-political regions of Nigeria. METHOD: Basic demographic and anthropometric data were consecutively collected from patients with type 2 DM attending out-patient clinics of seven designated teaching hospitals in the six geographic regions of the country using a pre-agreed method of measurement of anthropometry including waist circumference. The study was hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional in design. Body Mass Index (BMI) was categorised using the WHO criteria. Based on recommendations of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) cut-off values for waist circumference, values >94 cm and > 80 cm were taken as abnormal for men and women respectively. RESULTS: A total of 709 subjects with DM comprising 378 (53.3%) females and 331 (46.7%) males (female: male ratio 1:1.14) with an overall mean age (SD) of 51.9 (13.9) years were evaluated. The prevalence of excess body weight among Nigerian subjects with type 2 DM was: peripheral (417 or 58.8%) and abdominal obesity (449 or 63.3%). Also, there was a significant wide variation in excess weight gain (both peripheral and central) across ethno-geographic regions (p=0.001) and between both sexes (p=0.001). In both peripheral and abdominal obesities, whether intra or inter centres, the female subjects with type 2 DM demonstrated relatively higher proportions of anthropometric measures. Generally, subjects from south-south and south-east Nigeria had higher BMI and abdominal obesity compared to those from south-west who had the lowest. The female subjects with type 2 DM were heavier peripherally and centrally compared to their male counterparts. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of peripheral and central obesity among Nigerians living with type 2 DM (especially the female subjects) is unacceptably high. Additionally, there is a wide variation in the proportion and absolute values of both peripheral and central obesity across different parts of Nigeriaen_US
dc.identifier.citationBalogun WO, Uloko AE, Ipadeola A, Enang O, Adamu AN, Mubi BM, Okafor CI, Odeniyi I, Lawal IU, Adeleye JO, Fasanmade OA. Prevalence of Obesity and Ethno-Geographic Variation in Body Sizes of Nigerians with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - A Multi-Centre Study. Niger J med 2018: 69-77.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1115-2613
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6934
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectObesityen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectEthno-Geographic Variationen_US
dc.subjectNigeriansen_US
dc.subjectType 2 Diabetes Mellitusen_US
dc.titlePREVALENCE OF OBESITY AND ETHNO-GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN BODY SIZES OF NIGERIANS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS - A MULTI-CENTRE STUDYen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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