Blood Biochemical Parameters In Yakut Women With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Versus Their Somatotypes
Objective — Investigating the features of blood biochemical parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), depending on the somatotype sensu the Rees-Eysenck body index. Material and methods — We examined 88 women of Yakut nationality (39-74 years old) with an established diagnosis of DM2. An anthropometric examination with consequent somatotyping according to the Rees-Eysenck body index, along with determination of BMI were carried out. The biochemical blood test results were copied from the anamneses of female subjects. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS Statistics software package for Windows (version 17). Methods of parametric and nonparametric statistics were used. Results — We established that the anthropometric parameters and BMI of women with DM2 were significantly higher. According to the BMI gradation, obesity was more common in people with DM2. The results of somatotyping implied that 11.4%, 50.0% and 38.6%of the examined women belonged to the asthenic, normosthenic and pyknic somatotypes, correspondingly. The distribution of somatotypes among women with DM2 differed from the general population distribution in a smaller fraction of individuals with asthenic somatotype. Blood biochemical parameters in subjects with asthenic body type were within the reference limits (except for glucose), in contrast to those of women with other somatotypes. Conclusion — Women with asthenic somatotype are less at risk of developing DM2. Even if the ailment develops, their blood biochemical parameters remain within reference limits, with the exception of glucose.