Frequency of Dysglycemia and Obesity among Undergraduate Students of a Medical College of Bangladesh.

Due to high genetic susceptibility and rapidly urbanizing lifestyle, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is rapidly increasing in Bangladesh especially in the younger population. This cross-sectional study was conducted from 14 to 25 November 2019 among the undergraduate students of a government medical college of Bangladesh to find out the frequency of dysglycemia and associated risk factors in them. A total of 364 students were included in the study. Relevant medical history was taken; clinical examinations and anthropometric measurements were done. Capillary blood glucose (CBG) was measured in fasting state. Out of 364 participants, 7(1.92%) had DM and 26(7.14%) were pre-diabetic. Two-fifth (19.5%) was hypertensive or pre-hypertensive. Almost half of them were either overweight (36%) or obese (13.5%) and 39% had abdominal obesity. Subjects with dysglycemia and normoglycemia did not differ in age, gender, smoking status, diastolic blood pressure (BP), body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and presence of abdominal obesity and other diseases. A higher number of subjects in the dysglycemia group had first degree relative with type 2 DM (T2DM). Systolic BP was also higher in this group. T2DM in the first-degree relative was found to be a significant predictor of dysglycemia in the study subjects. Adoption of a healthy lifestyle with the aim of reduction of these modifiable cardiovascular risk factors is of utmost importance to ensure a healthy future generation.