The relationship between body composition parameters and anthropometric indices with blood pressure and quality of life in type 2 diabetic patients in comparison with healthy subjects

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between body composition parameters and anthropometric indices with blood pressure and quality of life in type 2 diabetic patients compared with healthy subjects. Materials and Methods: After approving the proposal and obtaining approval from the Ethics Committee of the University's Vice-Chancellor for Research and obtaining informed consent and completing the questionnaire, two groups of people with diabetes 2 and healthy people in the form of case-control study, after being matched for age and BMI, in terms of association of body composition parameters and Anthropometric indices were compared with blood pressure levels and quality of life. Results: 110 samples including 55 diabetic patients and 55 controls from Imam Reza clinic were studied and evaluated. There was a significant difference between the two groups in terms of visceral fat and waist to hip ratio (P = 0.03,P = 0.003, respectively). The mean systolic blood pressure in the case and control groups was not significantly different. However, the two groups had a significant difference in diastolic blood pressure (P = 0.001). In diabetic patients, systolic blood pressure with visceral fat area (P <0.001), waist to hip ratio (P <0.001) and visceral fat mass (P = 0.009) had a significant positive correlation, and diastolic blood pressure with Visceral fat area (P = 0.002), waist to hip ratio (P <0.001), visceral fat mass (P = 0.03), soft lean mass (P =.024) and total body water (P= 0. 02) had a positive significant correlation and had a negative significant correlation with lean body mass (P = 0.02). In comparison, the two groups had a significant difference in important parameters of quality of life such as physical activity (P <0.001), emotional health (P <0.001), mental health (P = 0.005) and social function (0.001> P)