Relation of BMI with Blood Glucose Level amongst Healthy Students of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad (original) (raw)

This article may be cited as: Haleem N, Abbasi S, Idress M, Marwat IZ, Sadiq S, Hanif R. Relation of BMI with Blood Glucose Level amongst Healthy Students of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad. J Saidu Med Coll Swat. 2020;10(1):22-26 ABSTRACT Background: Obesity is a global challenge all over the world. Body mass index is a good marker to measure the adiposity. Obesity is one of the important risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Normal random blood glucose levels are closely regulated in health with a normal range of 4.4-7.8mmol/l (79-140mg/dl), despite the varying demands of food, exercise and fasting. Many diabetic patients are obese and studies suggest a strong association between the two. Objective: To find an association of BMI with blood glucose level in undergraduate healthy students of Ayub Medical College Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in 2018, capillary blood samples were collected from 152 ® students of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad...