Correlation between visceral abdominal fat with body mass index in type 2 diabetic patient using DEXA scan

dc.contributor.authorHairudduin, Nor Fazliza
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-08T07:30:27Z
dc.date.available2019-09-08T07:30:27Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractObjective: To correlate between visceral abdominal fat with body mass index (BMI) in patients with type 2 diabetis mellitus using dual – energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan. Methodology: Patients (n=29) were recruited from Klinik Pakar, Hospital USM, Kelantan. The inclusion criteria included type 2 diabetic patient with age ranging from 20 to 79 years. Ptients who were pregnant, weighed more than 240kg and had a height of more than 190 were excluded from the study. DEXA scan was performed to quantify the visceral abdominal fat. Results: There was significant correlation between visceral abdominal fat with BMI in type 2 diabetic patients (r=0.68, p=0.000). There was also significant correlation between visceral abdominal fat with BMI according to gender (Malay: r=0.74, p=<0.001; Chinese: r=0.78, p=0.007) and race ( Male: r= 0.616, p=0.043; Female: r= 0.68, p=0.002). Conclusion: BMI and DEXA scan can be used as a tool for screening of visceral abdominal fat in patients with type 2 diabetis mellitus.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8844
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan, Universiti Sains Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectDiabetes mellitusen_US
dc.subjectType 2en_US
dc.titleCorrelation between visceral abdominal fat with body mass index in type 2 diabetic patient using DEXA scanen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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