THE ADIPOSE TISSUE DISTRIBUTION IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

Abstract

Obesity, especially the abdominal obesity, is an important factor for insuline-resistance and represents the most powerful risk-factor for the appearance of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the presence or absence of dislipidemy. An adipose tissue over 25% for males and over 35% for females identifies the obese persons. Antropometric parameters used for quantifying the obesity are: body mass index (BMI), abdominal circumference (AC), waist-hip ratio. The type 2 diabetes mellitus prevalence increases directly with the corporal mass index (CMI). There have been found correlations between the corporal-mass index and the abdominal circumference; abdominal circumference values over 94 cm (males) and over 80 cm (females) are usually present at persons with corporal-mass index over 25 kg/m2 or smaller than this, but with a greater waist-hip ratio. Abdominal circumference values over 102 cm (males) and over 88 cm (females) are present in persons with corporal-mass index over 30 kg/m2.
The objective of this study is to establish if there are sex-differencies regarding the adipose tissue distribution at obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and with dislipidemy.