Emmanuel O. Taiwo; Lateef O. Thanni; Oyesimisola P. Taiwo
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Background: The risk of developing diabetes mellitus for an individual with a positive family history of the disease is two-to fourfold higher in an offspring of a diabetic compared with offspring of non-diabetic.Objectives: This study aimed to assess the anthropometric parameters of offspring of type ...
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Background: The risk of developing diabetes mellitus for an individual with a positive family history of the disease is two-to fourfold higher in an offspring of a diabetic compared with offspring of non-diabetic.Objectives: This study aimed to assess the anthropometric parameters of offspring of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in Sagamu, Nigeria.Methods: Study subjects were 100 offspring of consecutive T2DM patients’ attending a hospital endocrinology clinic. Diabetic offspring were exempted from the study. FBS was determined employing enzymatic hexokinase method. Height, weight, waist circumference (WC), and hip circumference (HC) were measured utilizing standard methods while body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip ratio (WHR) were calculated.Results: There were 50 males and 50 females study subjects, aged 16 to 65 years. The most populated aged group was 16 to 25 years of which 48.6% (n = 36) were males and 51.4% (n = 38) were females. Totally, 18 subjects were either obese or overweight. Significantly, male subjects had a greater mean weight compared to females (P = 0.021) while females had greater mean BMI (P = 0.037). Mean WHR was significantly higher among male subjects (P = 0.018).Conclusion: Common Anthropometric parameters are normal, female subjects tend to have higher BMI while males have higher weight and WHR.
Emmanuel O. Taiwo; Lateef O. Thanni; Oyesimisola P. Taiwo
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Background: The risk of developing diabetes mellitus for an individual with a positive family history of the disease is two- to fourfold higher in an offspring of a diabetic compared with offspring of non-diabetic shown by serum glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels. There is paucity of data on pre-diabetes ...
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Background: The risk of developing diabetes mellitus for an individual with a positive family history of the disease is two- to fourfold higher in an offspring of a diabetic compared with offspring of non-diabetic shown by serum glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels. There is paucity of data on pre-diabetes in our environment.Objectives: This study was designed to determine the baseline HbA1c levels of normoglycemic offspring of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in Ijebu-ode, Nigeria.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of offspring of T2DM patients (ODP) and those of offspring of non-diabetic parents (ONDP). Diabetic offspring were exempted from the study. FBS was determined using enzymatic hexokinase method to determine glucose concentrations and exclude diabetes. Serum HbA1c was measured using standard method. Height and weight were measured using standard methods. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated.Results: There were 100 ODP and 100 ONDP aged 16 to 40 years. The most populated aged group was 21 to25 years which is 44% (n = 88). 6% (n = 12) of the study group were obese. 19% were overweight (n = 38). The mean weight of ODP was significantly higher than that of ONDP (P = 0.020). Also, the mean HBA1c of ODP was significantly higher than that of ONDP (P < 0.001).Conclusion: The serum HbA1c level was significantly higher among ODP than ONDP. The mean weight was significantly higher in ODP than ONDP.