TO STUDY THE PREVALENCE OF IMPAIRED FASTING GLUCOSE AND ITS CORRELATION WITH VARIOUS ANTHROPOMETRIC VARIABLES

OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to find out the prevalence of 'impaired fasting glucose' and correlate it with other variables like age, sex, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio and family history of diabetes.METHODS: The present study has been carried out on 600 Punjabi patients attending the OPD and indoor of Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Sri Amritsar having age more than 20 years. A diagnosis of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) was made as per the American Diabetes Association (ADA) guidelines. Data was analyzed using unpaired't' test and Pearson's Chi-square test.RESULTS: The prevalence of impaired fasting glucose in the studied population was found to be 22% (male 21.4% and female 22.6%). It was observed that impaired fasting glycaemia was significantly correlated with advancing age, family history of diabetes and various anthropometric variables.CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that the prevalence of impaired fasting glucose is very high in Punjabi population. The traditional risk factors like body weight, body mass index along with waist-hip ratio, and family history of diabetes havea positive correlation with IFG and play a significant role in the prediction of impaired glycaemia and diabetes in Punjabi population.