Assessment of Body Composition by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Women of Central India

Abstract

ABSTRACT-Diabetes mellitus, an impaired blood glucose status is a major cause for loss of valuable human life. The important risk factors include: High familial aggregation, insulin resistance, lifestyle changes due to rapid urbanization and obesity specially central one. This study was carried out in diabetics (study group) & non-diabetic (control group) women of 30-50 years age. They were subjected to anthropometric measurement and body composition assessment by bioelectrical impedance analysis. This include waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), waist hip ratio (WHR), body mass index (BMI), body fat % (BF %) and lean body mass % (LBM %). It was found that the BMI of study group was significantly higher as compared to that of controls. Values of WC and WHR were significantly higher in Type 2 DM women than control. This shows that there is association of abdominal obesity (WC and WHR) with Type 2 DM. BF % gives the relative percentage of fat in human body. BF% was significantly high in diabetic women than in control. Mean value of body fat % in study group was 35.67±3.03% while that of controls was 28.29±2.66%. This shows that Asians having higher BF % at low BMI values and also individuals with a similar BMI can vary considerably in their abdominal fat mass. In such a situation, body fat would constitute the only true measure of obesity.