Correlation of Anthropometric Indices and Age with Fasting Plasma Glucose among Inhabitants of Ogun State, South-West Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorRaimi, T.H
dc.contributor.authorOdewabi, A.O
dc.contributor.authorOdusan, O
dc.contributor.authorFasanmade, O
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-06T13:48:55Z
dc.date.available2020-01-06T13:48:55Z
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Type 2 diabetes has assumed epidemic proportion. Several reports have linked both general and central obesity with diabetes mellitus but there are ethnic differences between adiposity, visceral adipose tissue and type 2 diabetes. This study aims to determine the correlation of anthropometric indices and age with fasting plasmaglucose (FPG) in south-west Nigeria. Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey involving 521 adult participants comprisingof 134 (25.7%) males and 387 (74.3%) females. Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) were determined by standard protocols. Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) was determined by glucose oxidasemethod. Student’s t-test was employed to compare the means of FPG of the obese and non-obese participants. Results: The mean FPG of obese men was significantly higher than those of non-obese men (94.62±25.86mg/dL vs 81.14±13.29mg/dL, P=.029 with WC; 86.56±20.09mg/dL vs 80.04±11.42mg/dL, P=.024 with WHR; 89.23±20.34mg/dL vs 79.92±12.92mg/dL, p=.006 with WHtR; 91.4±23.4mg/dL vs 80.5±12.4mg/dL, P= .013 with BMI). Among the women, FPG was significantly greater in those with general obesity compared to the non-obese in the fifth decade (81.93±11.59mg/dL vs 75.3±88.18mg/dL, P=.025). Similarly women with central obesity had greater FPG compared with the non-obese between the fifth to sixth decades: WC,94.34±40.89mg/dL vs77.28±8.04mg/dL, P=.009; WHR,81.73±12.13mg/dL vs 75.76±6.84mg/dL, P=.016; WHtR,95.00±40.16mg/dL vs 74.41±6.51mg/dL, P=.001)Conclusions: Plasma glucose correlated with obesity. Participants with obesity had higher mean fasting plasma glucose compared with those who were not obese. The difference was apparent among women between the fifth to sixth decades only. Among the men, the difference was observed with only WHR between the seventh to eight decades. Preventive strategies may need to be directed at certain age groups.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRaimi TH, Odewabi AO, Odusan O, Fasanmade O. Correlation of Anthropometric Indices and Age with Fasting Plasma Glucose among Inhabitants of Ogun State, South-West Nigeria. British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research 19(5): 1-11, 2017en_US
dc.identifier.issn2231-0614
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7278
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherScience Domain internationalen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBritish Journal of Medicine & Medical Research;Vol.19(5)
dc.subjectObesityen_US
dc.subjectGlucoseen_US
dc.subjectAgeen_US
dc.subjectCorrelationsen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINEen_US
dc.titleCorrelation of Anthropometric Indices and Age with Fasting Plasma Glucose among Inhabitants of Ogun State, South-West Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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