Prevalence of Glycemic Status, Obesity & Waist Circumference in Punjabi Type 2 Diabetics

Aim-To observe the prevalence of glycemic status, obesity and waist circumference in Punjabi male Type 2 Diabetics. Materials & Methods-Two hundred forty type 2 diabetics Punjabi males with age ranging from 30 to 70 years volunteered to participate in this study as subjects. The glycemic status (fasting blood sugar & glycated haemoglobin, HbA1c), obesity (BMI) & waist circumference (WC) were recorded with standard procedures. WHO criteria determined BMI and WC categories. The statistical analysis was done by using SPSS version 16.0 and the level of significance was