The correlation of body mass index and skin hydration in diabetic patients

Claudia Susanto; Ariyati Yosi; Irma Damayanti Roesyanto-Mahadi

Claudia Susanto Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Ariyati Yosi Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Irma Damayanti Roesyanto-Mahadi Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia

Keywords: diabetes mellitus, skin hydration, body mass index

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) affects approximately 9.8% of the global population, with type 2 DM as the most common case in the world. Excess body weight and obesity are significant risk factors for type 2 DM. Previous studies have reported that obese diabetic mice show a reduction of stratum corneum water content and lipid content in the skin. Our study aims to further evaluate the correlation between BMI and skin hydration in type 2 DM patients. This study was an observational study with a cross-sectional design. All study subjects underwent skin hydration measurement with CM 825 corneometer®, while the anthropometric measurement was done using Charder Medical Scale® (MS 4900). The correlation between BMI and skin hydration was analyzed using the Chi-Square test and was significant if the p-value <0.05. The majority of type 2 DM patients were female (61.9%), with BMI ≥25 kg/m2 (62.9%) and dry skin hydration (93.8%). The results of this study showed that there was no correlation between BMI and skin hydration in type 2 DM patients (p=0.236). There was no correlation between BMI and skin hydration in type 2 DM patients.