АNTHROPOMETRIC RISK FACTORS FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

Abstract

The article presents the results of determining the anthropometric risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Studies have confirmed that obesity is an important risk factor for detecting T2DM and found that the highest degree of association with the disease, regardless of gender, adjusted for age, has an index of the ratio of the waist circumference and height (WC/H), which turned out to be a more sensitive marker for diabetes the second type,
hypertension and cardiovascular disease. The increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes among therapeutic patients is due to a sharp increase in the incidence of a combination of this disease with obesity and hypertension. It was found that in men, the gradient of increased risk of T2DM was observed with an increase in the waist circumference, while in women, with an increase in the body mass index. Anthropometric measurements among women found a relationship between an increase in body mass index (BMI), abdominal circumference, hips, and belonging to the group of patients with type 2 diabetes. A peculiarity of the prevalence of type 2 diabetes among
residents of the region is the tendency to increase incidence after 39 years of age with maximum values of 51-60 years and a subsequent decrease in frequency. Regarding gender differences, it was found that after 65 years of age, the frequency of the disease in women decreases, and among men, on the contrary, it continues to grow, which can be explained by a milder course of the disease among men and higher mortality of sick women in old age. Waist circumference is a more reliable predictor of the development of cardiovascular complications and mortality than BMI. The prospect of further research is the confirmation and refinement of data obtained with large sample sizes. There is a need to search for new and test known risk factors for the disease to create an effective program for the early diagnosis and prevention of type 2 diabetes.