Glycemic Control and its Relation with Physical Activity and Body Mass Index in Type II Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Objective: To determine the correlation between glycemic control, physical activity and body
mass index among type II diabetics.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 500 people with type II diabetes
mellitus not affected with co-morbidities like cardiovascular disease, cancer, gestational diabetes
and type I diabetes. Study was conducted in an outpatient department, Sakina Begum Institute of
Diabetes and Endocrine Research (SiDER), in Shalamar hospital, Lahore. Results were
analyzed using SPSS version 20.
Results: Out of the 500 individuals, 36.8% were male and 63.2% were females. The mean age
and mean HbA1c was 48.81± 10.118 and 10.4±5.9, respectively. Only 38.80% were performing
physical activity whereas 61.20% were not performing any form of physical activity. Out of these,
32.2% were female and 48.4% were males. The mean body mass index was 29.88 ± 6.189. Body
mass index distribution data revealed that 27.6% had normal BMI, 35.2% were overweight and
37.2% were obese.
Conclusions: It was concluded that there is a direct association between body mass index and
blood sugar levels and indirect relation with physical activity and glycemic control