Farhana Jabeen Shah, Noor Fatima Said, Usama Mazhar.
Correlation Between Body Mass Index and Blood Glucose Level among Medical Students.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(3):1289-90.

Aim: To determine the correlation between serum glucose and body mass index (BMI) in undergraduate students. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Kabir Medical College Gandhara University Peshawar and Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore from 1st July 2017 to 31st December 2017. Total 166 students either male or female having age from 18 years to 24 years were selected. Results: Minimum age of students was 1 8 years and maximum age was 24 years. Mean age of the students was 19.17+/-1.5 years, mean BMI was 24.65+/-6.196 and mean serum glucose level was 126.23+/-25.56 mg/dl. The Pearson correlation test showed that the level of serum glucose increased with increasing BMI. This positive correlation was statistically significant (r= 0.625, P= 0.000). Conclusion: The positive correlation between BMI and serum glucose levels. Significant different between mean serum glucose levels of different age groups was detected.

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