Determining new anthropometric markers for screening T2DM in Jaipur, India

Abstract

WHO has estimated expected cases of T2DM to rise to 57.2 million by the year 2025 and 80.9 million by the year 2030. Since past two decades there has been constant marked increase in the prevalence of diabetes in urban population of India with noticeable rise in southern part of India. The Prevalence of T2DM ranges from 10-16 % from region to region. The primary objective of the study was to determine the association between Indices using height, waist, hip, thigh, arm, and wrist circumference (cm) with development of T2DM and compare it to existing markers in test subjects and assessing their feasibility as predictive indicators for the development of T2DM. In a cross-sectional study, a total of 605 subjects were involved in the study which included health centers and health camps in Jaipur, India. The study duration was of 1 years (December 2019 to November 2020). Height-to-waist ratio (HtWR), ABI (Arav Body Index), Thigh to waist ratio (TWR) and Wrist to arm ratio (WAR) was compared to common existing markers such as WHtR, WHR and BMI.