Key result
Routine anthropometric indices do not reliably predict atherogenic lipid abnormalities in Nigerian patients with diabetes or hypertension, as only waist circumference correlated with triglyceride levels.
Why the study?
Do anthropometric indices like BMI and waist circumference correlate with atherogenic lipid profiles in Nigerian patients with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension?
Population
278 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or concomitant disease, attending out-patient…
Design
Cohort
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Clinicians should not use anthropometrics to guide lipid assessment in these patients; hypothesis-generating for direct lipid profiling needs in sub-Saharan cohorts.
Observational (n=278)
No
Do anthropometric indices like BMI and waist circumference correlate with atherogenic lipid profiles in Nigerian patients with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension?
Routine anthropometric indices like BMI and waist circumference are not reliable surrogates for atherogenic lipid profiles in Nigerian patients with diabetes or hypertension.
Odeniyi et al. (2013) conducted an observational in Type 2 diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension (n=278). Anthropometric indices (BMI and waist circumference) was evaluated on Atherogenic lipid profile (abnormalities in TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, and TG). Routine anthropometric indices do not reliably predict atherogenic lipid abnormalities in Nigerian patients with diabetes or hypertension, as only waist circumference correlated with triglyceride levels.
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