Comparison of blood glucose in obese and non-obese students in a medical college

Authors

  • Aparna Chaudhari Department of Biochemistry, MIMER Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Shreya Gujarathi 3rd Year MBBS student, MIMER Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Geeta Bhatia Department of Biochemistry, MIMER Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20204877

Keywords:

Obese, Non- obese, Blood glucose, HbA1c

Abstract

Background: Obesity has a negative effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. It is one of the underlying causes of non-communicable chronic diseases like type II diabetes, stroke etc. The study was aimed to compare blood glucose levels in obese and non-obese students in a medical college and to show that obese students are more prone to develop type II diabetes.

Methods: A total 20 obese subjects with age and sex matched 20 non-obese subjects were chosen. Their venous blood samples were collected after 12 hours of fasting and analysed for fasting blood sugar (FBS) and haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c).

Result: Results of the study showed that obese students have significant (p<0.001) high blood glucose and HbA1c levels as compared to non-obese students.

Conclusion: The obese students are prone to develop type II diabetes due to changes in body metabolism as a result of change in fat distribution.

Author Biography

Aparna Chaudhari, Department of Biochemistry, MIMER Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Assistant Professor in Biochemistry

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2020-10-28

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Chaudhari, A., Gujarathi, S., & Bhatia, G. (2020). Comparison of blood glucose in obese and non-obese students in a medical college. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 8(11), 3916–3919. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20204877

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