Abstract
South Indian population is recognized to be a highrisk group for development of diabetes. The conventional risk factors recognized for development of diabetes in the global scenario are obesity (body mass index; BMI), in particular central obesity (waist and hip W/H ratio). In this study, 352 patients living in urban Mysore city (males 232 and females 120) diagnosed for the first time as diabetics as per American Diabetes Association (ADA) guidelines were examined with anthropometrics measurements. In males the average fasting blood sugar (FBS) and postprandial blood sugar (PPBS) were 185 ± 70 and 292 ± 96 mg/dl respectively and in females the average FBS and PPBS were 189 ± 73 and 296 ± 19 mg/dl respectively. In this study, females were found to be mildly overweight at diagnosis (BMI 25.35 ± 4.65) where as males were within the Indian standard for BMI. Waist measurement in males was 90.01±10 cm and in females 85±12 cm. They were within the Indian standard for waist index. W/H ratio in males and females was also with in the Indian standard for W/H ratio. The BMI of majority of patients (both males and females) was in the range of 23-27. Similarly the waist measurement in males was between 80-100 cms and in females it was 80-90 cm. By these data the conclusion is that significant obesity is not a common occurrence in the study population.
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