Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a known obesity related non-communicable disease. Both obesity and DM cases are currently on rise, especially in India. The present study was conducted to assess obesity indices for prediction of hyperglycemia. Materials & Methods: 120 healthy subjects of both genders were subjected to BMI, WC, WHtR, and Random Capillary Blood Glucose (RCBG) levels were measured. Results: The mean random capillary blood glucose was 114.6 mg/dl in males and 110.3 mg/dl in females, weight was 65.4 Kgs in males and 58.6 Kgs in females, height was 163.6 cm in males and 152.6 cm in females, body mass index was 24.2 Kg/m2 in males and 24.0 Kg/m2 in females, waist Circumference was 91.4 cm in males and 90.2 cm in females. Waist-height ratio was 0.51 in males and 0.56 in females. The correlation analysis showed that age of subjects in males and WC in females was positively correlated with RCBG levels. WHtR showed positive correlation with RCBG. Conclusion: WHtR was the best obesity index to predict hyperglycemia.