Abstract
Introduction: A study was conducted among students of a public medical college in Lahore, Pakistan to determine proportion of pre diabetic students (Blood sugar levels between 100 mg/dl - 125 mg/dl, accord-
Waseem M.1
Fourth Year MBBS Student
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical College, Lahore
Bokhari F.A.2
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical College, Lahore
Jalal M.A.3
Fourth Year MBBS Student
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical College, Lahore
Zahra Z.4
Fourth Year MBBS Student
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical College, Lahore
Khalid M.5
Fourth Year MBBS Student
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical College, Lahore
Aman M.6
Fourth Year MBBS Student
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical College, Lahore
ing to American Diabetes Association) and its relation with body mass index, family history of Diabetes, die-tary habits, socioeconomic status and physical activity.
Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted at Sheikh Zayed Medical Complex in February 2013 on medical students of either gender. Data was collected on a validated questionnaire. Fasting blood sugar lev-els of 65 students (enrolled after taking informed con-sent) were taken by trained co investigators through standardized glucose meter.
Results: A total of 65 medical students (43 males and 22 females) enrolled in this study. Their ages ranged from 18 to 23 years (mean age 20.56 ± 0.97 years). No student was found to be pre diabetic. Fasting blood sugar level in male participant with a family historyof diabetes was significantly higher (85 ± 6.228 vs. 79.857 ± 6.602, P = 0.016).
Conclusion: In this study, no student was found to be pre diabetic, though male participants with a family history of diabetes had higher fasting blood sugar levels. However, a larger study sample is required so that any significant finding may be shown, if it exists. Data on prevalence of pre-dia-betes in youth in South Asia is scarce. The high incidence of diabetes in developing countries un-derlines the need to explore prevalence of pre dia-betes in the younger population.
Key Words: Pre diabetes, Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG).