EFFECT OF OBESITY ON GLUCOSE LEVEL IN BLOOD

Objective: The study objective is to find relationship between body mass index and blood glucose level. Methodology: Study was conducted during the month of September 2017, on medical students of King Edward Medical University, Lahore. Study design is descriptive, cross sectional. The study population is male or female students of age group 18 to 24 years. Study sample was 166 students. Blood glucose level and BMI of all students was measured. Results: All students were within age group range of 17 to 24 years. The mean age was 19.1  1.5 years. Mean body mass index was 24.66.1 and mean blood glucose level was 126.212.3 mg/dl. Pearson correlation test results were increased blood glucose level in persons with more BMI. This correlation was statistically significant, p-value 0.000, r=0.625. Conclusion: There was statistically significant correlation between body mass index and blood glucose level. Thus, hyperglycemia is more common amongst obese population than in non-obese. The relation between blood glucose and age was also statistically significant. However, there was statistically insignificant difference in blood glucose level of males and females. Key Words: Body mass index (BMI), Blood glucose level (BSL), obesity, correlation.