Magnitude and gender distribution of obesity and abdominal adiposity in Nigerians with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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dc.contributor.authorFasanmade, O.A.
dc.contributor.authorOkubadejo, N.U.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-02T14:36:03Z
dc.date.available2019-11-02T14:36:03Z
dc.date.issued2007-03
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Obesity and abdominal adiposity are associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity in diabetes. This study evaluated their magnitude and gender distribution in Nigerians with Type 2 DM attending a tertiary care clinic. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 258 consecutive patients with type 2 DM were evaluated. Base line characteristics (gender, age, duration of DM), weight, height, waist circumference (WC), and hip circumference were recorded. Body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratios (WHR), and waist-to-height ratios (WHtR) were calculated for each patient. RESULTS: Despite similar demographics (mean age and duration of DM), the prevalence of of DM was significantly higher in females (35/135 i.e.25.9% compared to 13/123 i.e. 10.6% in males) (2; P=0.007). Median BMI (27.1 v. 25.6), WHtR (0.58 v. 0.54), and frequency of elevated WC (71.9% v. 21.1%) and elevated WHR (94.1% v. 49.6%) were all significantly higher in females compared to males (P<0.05). Amongst obese persons, the magnitude of obesity and abdominal adiposity was also significantly higher in females as exemplified by median BMI (females: 34.3 v. males 31.6; P=0.014) and median WHtR (0.70 v. 0.64; P=0.0016). CONCLUSIONS: The evident gender disparity of obesity and abdominal adiposity in females with type 2 DM represented by this cohort buttresses the need to focus on obesity management in African women with DM as a special at-risk group in order to minimize the potential for adverse cardiovascular outcome.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFasanmade OA, Okubadejo NU. Magnitude and gender distribution of obesity and abdominal adiposity in Nigerians with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Niger J Clin Pract. 2007 Mar;10(1):52-7.en_US
dc.identifier.otherPubMed PMID: 17668716.
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6673
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer (Medknow)en_US
dc.subjectDiabetes mellitusen_US
dc.subjectObesityen_US
dc.subjectAnthropometryen_US
dc.subjectMetabolic syndromeen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectDiabetes controlen_US
dc.subjectBody mass indexen_US
dc.subjectWaist hip ratioen_US
dc.titleMagnitude and gender distribution of obesity and abdominal adiposity in Nigerians with type 2 diabetes mellitus.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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