Abstract
Background: This study was aimed to investigate cardiometabolic risk factors by fasting blood glucose (FBG) tertiles in a rural community of Asian Indian origin. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 1007 participants (645 males and 362 females) aged 20 to 80 years in a rural community in West Bengal, India. Anthropometric measures were collected using standard techniques. Blood pressure was recorded according to standard protocol. Metabolic profiles were measured using an auto-analyzer. Results: Significant (p<0.05) group (tertile) differences were observed for waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, waist-height ratio, percentage pf body fat, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low and very low density lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol (TC) : high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) and blood pressure. Significant differences (p<0.0001) between dyslipidaemic and non-dyslipidaemic individuals by FBG tertiles were also evident. Higher prevalence of high total cholesterol, high triglycerides, high TC: HDL and low HDL was found with increasing FBG tertiles. Conclusions : It may be argued that increased level of fasting blood glucose might be responsible for clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors and in turn CVD occurrence.
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