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OBJECTIVE AND AIM: Prevalence of diabetes in adults worldwide has risen with a rapid pace in the past decade. W.H.O projects that by 2030 Diabetes will be the 7th leading cause of death in the world. India has the distinction of having the largest number of diabetics in the world. Lipid profile and body fat are the important predictors for metabolic disturbances, including Hyperinsulinaemia, Diabetes, Dyslipidaemia, Hypertension and Cardiovascular diseases. Objective of the present research was to study anthropometric measures and their relation to the metabolic disturbances in the population of the East Godavari district of coastal Andhra Pradesh. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study was conducted on 335 subjects. BMI, waist circumference, Blood pressure, Hemoglobin, Fasting blood glucose and total cholesterol were measured by standard methods. Based on the Obtained data subjects were divided into diabetic and non-diabetic groups. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: The data were analyzed and expressed as mean and standard deviation. The statistical software SAS 9.2, SPSS 15.0 was used for analysis of the collected data. RESULTS: The diabetic group (n-30) showed a significant increase in the BMI, waist circumference, fasting blood sugar, and total cholesterol levels when compared to non-diabetic group (n-305). CONCLUSION: Subjects with hyperglycemia showed alteration in their waist circumference, BMI and total