Cardiometabolic Risk Factors by Fasting Blood Glucose Tertiles in a Rural Community of Asian Indian Origin

Authors

  • Tanmay Nag Biomedical Research Laboratory, Department of Anthropology, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan
  • Arnab Ghosh Biomedical Research Laboratory, Department of Anthropology, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v7i3.3056

Abstract

Background: This study was aimed to investigate cardiometabolic risk factors by fasting blood glucose (FBG) tertiles in a rural community of Asian Indian origin. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 1007 participants (645 males and 362 females) aged 20 to 80 years in a rural community in West Bengal, India. Anthropometric measures were collected using standard techniques. Blood pressure was recorded according to standard protocol. Metabolic profiles were measured using an auto-analyzer. Results: Significant (p 0.05) group (tertile) differences were observed for waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, waist-height ratio, percentage pf body fat, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low and very low density lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol (TC): high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) and blood pressure. Significant differences (p 0.0001) between dyslipidaemic and non-dyslipidaemic individuals by FBG tertiles were also evident. Higher prevalence of high total cholesterol, high triglycerides, high TC: HDL and low HDL was found with increasing FBG tertiles. Conclusions : It may be argued that increased level of fasting blood glucose might be responsible for clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors and in turn CVD occurrence.

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Published

2016-03-30

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Vol. 7 No. 3 (2016): Mar

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Cardiometabolic Risk Factors by Fasting Blood Glucose Tertiles in a Rural Community of Asian Indian Origin. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2016 Mar. 30 [cited 2024 Oct. 18];7(3):125-30. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/3056