Comparison of frequency of obesity in high risk non diabetic young individuals with low risk non diabetic young individuals

Objective: to assess the body mass index and waist circumferences of high risk non diabetic young individuals and compare them with low risk non diabetic young individuals.method: a cross sectional, case control comparative study was conducted in the department of medicine, lumhs from january 2008 to march 2009. five hundred individuals 20-40 years of age were selected and divided into two groups i.e. group a: high risk (250 individuals) and group b: low risk (250 individuals) on the basis of same age and gender. group a included those who had positive family history of type 2 dm in 1st degree relatives while group b had no family history of type 2 dm in 1st degree relatives. the blood pressure, bmi and waist circumference was measured and fasting blood sugar was estimated in each individual. in each group 125 (50%) were males and 125 (50%) were females.results: in group a 58% and in group b 28.8% individuals represented raised bmi whereas 42% in group a and 36% in group b individuals showed an increased waist circumference. mean fasting blood glucose was significantly higher in group a than in group b (p=0.001).conclusion: impaired fasting glucose is strongly associated with family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus.presence of obesity specially in high risk non-diabetic young individuals emphasize the need for routine health screening for early institution of preventive measures.