title: Effect of Obesity on Fasting Blood Sugar.
abstract: Obesity is a disorder of body weight regulatory systems characterized by an accumulation of excess body fat. World Heath Organization recommended that 66% of deaths now occur in developing countries and recognizes obesity as a leading risk factor. Obesity is associated with chronic, low grade, systemic inflammation. The inflammatory state plays a causal role in the development of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. This study will design to evaluate the relation between obesity with fasting blood sugar (FBS). This descriptive type of cross sectional study had been performed to investigate the relationship between obesity with serum fasting glucose, of 100 obese and 100 normal weight persons from both sexes, aged between 25 to 60 years will be selected from Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh and locality from July 2014 to January 2016. Data are collected through a simple questionnaire after informed consent taken. The result was calculated and analyzed by using SPSS (statistical package for social science, version 11.5). Statistical significance of difference between two groups was evaluated by unpaired Student's 't' test. Data were expressed as Mean±SE. P value less than 0.05 was taken as the level of significance. Anthropometric measurements such as height and weight were taken in meter and kilogram respectively. Pulse, systolic and diastolic blood pressure was measured by aneroid sphygmomanometer (ALPK2, Japan), laboratory analysis of serum fasting glucose will be estimated by GOD-PAP Method. In this study we found that fasting serum glucose is significantly increased in both male and female obese persons 4.07±0.79mmol/l & 5.58±0.64mmol/l respectively. In obese the values of FBS indicate the subjects are prone to develop cardiovascular & metabolic diseases. That has high morbidity and mortality. Therefore, by this study we recommended that routine estimation of fasting blood sugar is important for prevention of complication related to obesity for leading a healthy life.
authors.affiliation: Dr Rehena Akter, M Phil Student (Final Part), Department of Physiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Akter
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nessa
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Husain
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wahed
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khatun
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yesmin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nasreen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tajkia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001459:Bangladesh; D001786:Blood Glucose; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose