Affiliation

• ¹Assistant Professor of Endocrinology, Yazd Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
• ²Student Research Committee, International campus of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
• ³Professor of Ophthalmology, Geriatric Ophthalmology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
• ⁴Community Medicine specialist, Yazd diabetes research center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

Corresponding Author

Masoud Rahmanian, Yazd Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi Ave, Yazd, Iran. Tel: 009837280226; Fax: 009837280216; E-mail: rahmanian@ssu.ac.ir

Citation

Rahmanian, M., et al. The High Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Yazd. (2015) J Diab Obes 2(2): 76-78.

Copy rights

© 2015 Rahmanian, M. This is an Open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords

Abstract

  The prevalence of obesity and overweight in most population is increasing alarmingly. This rise is associated with economic development, increasing urbanization, change in dietary and other lifestyle patterns and also reduced physical activity. Last studies showed that type 2 diabetes incidence rise with increasing body mass index (BMI). This paper evaluated the prevalence of overweight and obesity among diabetic patients. A total of 518 consecutive central-based patients (198 males and 320 females) with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) were investigated in this prospective cross-sectional study. The overall prevalence of overweight and obesity (BMI > 25 kg/m²) was 76%. The mean of BMI in women was 26.66 ± 3.98 and in men was 28.70 ± 4.36. The prevalence of overweight and obesity were 48% and 28%, respectively. This paper indicated a high prevalence of overweight and obesity in diabetic patients in Yazd (central province of Iran).