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ea0029p606 | Diabetes | ICEECE2012

Correlation of fasting blood glucose with menopausal status in middle aged women with their obesity status

Ashok P. , Joshi A.

Introduction: The association between type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity is very close. Obesity is common in women aged between 45 and 49 years. Prevalence of prediabetes, i.e. impaired fasting glucose also seems to be higher in women than men in the Indian population. The present work is planned to study the prediabetic status in preobese and obese in pre- and post-menopausal women with the help of estimation of fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels.Mate...