Correlation between XXXX and hyperglycemia among young adults in India.

@entity13897 @entity101 @entity6
AIM: To assess the correlation between blood pressure levels and fasting plasma glucose levels among young adults attending Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj University, Kanpur, India. METHODS: The present study was cross-sectional in nature, conducted among students in the Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj University, Kanpur. Study subjects included 185 young adults. Among them, 94 were males and 91 were females, in the age group 17 to 19 years. RESULTS: Mean age among males was 18.5    1.5 years and among females was 17.9    1.8 years. Of the total 185 study subjects, 61 (32.9%) were classified as pre- @entity6 and 20 (10.8%) as pre- @entity101 . Mean waist circumference, systolic blood pressure and serum high density lipoprotein did not vary significantly between normoglycemic and pre- @entity6 subjects. However, the mean diastolic blood pressure of pre- @entity6 (82    5 mmHg) was significantly higher than normoglycemics (79    6 mmHg). Mean serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides, serum low density lipoprotein (LDL) and serum very low density lipoprotein was also higher among pre- @entity6 subjects in comparison to normoglycemic subjects and the difference was statistically significant. Upon multiple linear regression analysis, it was observed that body mass index (BMI) (b = 0.149), diastolic blood pressure (b = 0.375) and serum LDL (b = 0.483) were significantly associated with fasting plasma glucose. Multiple linear regression with diastolic blood pressure as the outcome variable showed that BMI (b = 0.219), fasting @entity13897 (b = 0.247) and systolic blood pressure (b = 0.510) were significantly associated. CONCLUSION: A significant prevalence of @entity6 and pre- @entity101 in young adults is a matter of concern therefore all young adults need to be targeted for screening of @entity6 and @entity101 and lifestyle modification.
