A prospective study of association of obesity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care hospital

Introduction: Diabetes is associated with a greater risk of morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD), and heart disease is the leading cause of death among people with diabetes.1 Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that requires long term medical attention both to limit the development of its devastating complications and manage them when they occur. It is more common amongst developed countries where affluent and overweight individuals live longer than in under developed countries. Materials and Methods: This case control study was conducted in the Department of Medicine, Department of General Medicine, Tagore Medical College, Chennai from February 2019 to October 2019. The total 100 subjects of aged ≥ 35 years for this study. Furthermore, 50 males and females of diabetes mellitus (type II) were selected as test group and 50 control group from healthy population residing in chennai. Results: The comparison of BMI between cases and controls according to gender. The BMI of males in cases was 26.81±1.60 and controls was 22.73±1.58. However, BMI of females in cases was 27.09±1.54 and controls was 24.59±1.84. Therefore, the statistically significant difference of BMI in males and females between cases and controls. Conclusion: The difference of BMI in male and females was found to be statistically significant (p<0.0001) between cases and controls and BMI was found to be statistically significant (p<0.0001) higher in cases than controls in all the age groups. Moreover, The BMI of NIDDM of males were higher in both cases and control than females and it is more statistically significant 51-60 years