Correlation between fasting plasma glucose and anthropometric measurements

Objective To evaluate the rationale of lowering the cut-point of impaired fasting glucose by studying the correlation between different fasting plasma glucose levels and anthropometric measurements.Methods The investigation used a group control study.The correlation between fasting plasma glucose and anthropometric measurements were evaluated with analysis of variance,partial correlated analysis.Results The result showed that body mass index,waist circumference,waist-to-hip ratio,waist-to-height ratio,increased with the increasing of FPG,especially FPG was 5.6mmol/L and above.The newly categorized impaired fasting glucose group showed increased levels of body mass index,weight circumference,waist/hip ratio,waist/height ratio,as compared to the normal fasting glucose group,there was a significant difference between the two groups(P0.05).The levels of BMI,WC,WHR,WHtR in the group of 5.6mmol/L≤FPG6.1mmol/L were not significantly higher than those of group 6.1mmol/L≤FPG7.0mmol/L(P0.05).Impaired fasting glucose was correlated positively with BMI,WC,WHR,WHtR,and the closest correlation was found for WHtR.Conclusion There has the agreement between the group of newly categorized impaired fasting glucose and the group of traditional impaired fasting glucose from anthropometric measurements.It is rational to revise the FPG criterion for diagnosing IFG.