Fasting Blood Glucose Profile among Secondary School Adolescents in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Background. Over the past two decades there has been an increase in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in children. Baseline data is needed to assess the impact of changing lifestyles on Ado-Ekiti, a previously semiurban community in Southwest Nigeria. This study was therefore conducted to assess the fasting blood glucose (FBG) of adolescents in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. Methodology. This was a cross-sectional study involving 628 adolescents from three different secondary schools in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. With parental consent, volunteers completed a structured questionnaire, and an overnight FBG was measured. Results. There were 346 males and 282 females (male : female ratio = 1.2 : 1). Their ages ranged from 10 to 19 years (mean age: 14.2 ± 1.7 years). Four hundred and forty-four (70.7%) had normal FBG, while 180 (28.7%) and 4 (0.6%) had FBG in the prediabetic and diabetic range, respectively. Female gender, age group 10-14 years, and family history of obesity were significantly associated with impaired FBG (P value <0.001, <0.001, and 0.045, resp.). Conclusion. Impaired FBG is common among secondary school adolescents and it is more prevalent among younger female adolescents (10-14 years) with positive family history of obesity.
Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
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New England Diabetes and Endocrine Center, USA.
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Paediatric Endocrinology Training Centre for West Africa, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Oyenusi
Paediatric Endocrinology Training Centre for West Africa, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Oduwole
Clinical Nursing Services, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
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