1Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur
2Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar
3Professor & Head, Department of Physiology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar
4Professor, Department of Physiology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar
*Corresponding author: Sumit Garg, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur
Online published on 18 July, 2017.
Diabetes is a life-long illness with no proven cures and demands only management. Apart from conventional treatment, life style modification including diet and exercise has been accepted as cornerstone of treatment as it helps to maintain euglycemic levels and hence reduce the associated complications. This study has been designed to assess BMI, dietary status and physical activity in diabetic patients.
300 patients with diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) without any complications were selected. BMI (kg/m2) was calculated. Dietary intake was determined by dietary recall. Physical Activity profile was studied using standardized questionnaire.
65% of the subjects had high BMI. 68% had sedentary lifestyle. 35% of the subjects were consuming excess calories Excess calories intake was present in 61% of subjects in high BMI group. Sedentary lifestyle was observed in 73.3% of the subjects having high BMI and 89.6% of the subjects taking excess calories.
Sedentary lifestyle and high BMI were more commonly observed in the diabetic patients studied. Awareness regarding lifestyle modification with respect to diet, physical activity and weight control should be created among diabetic patients.
Diabetes Mellitus, BMI, Dietary status, Physical activity
