Body Composition and Biological Functioning in Polish Perimenopausal Women with Type 2 Diabetes

Małgorzata Zimny, Małgorzata Starczewska, Małgorzata Szkup, Anna Cybulska and Elżbieta Grochans
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Małgorzata Zimny: Department of Obstetrics and Pathology of Pregnancy, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Małgorzata Starczewska: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Małgorzata Szkup: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Anna Cybulska: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Elżbieta Grochans: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 21, 1-14

Abstract: Background and Objectives: The aim was to compare body composition and levels of biochemical blood parameters and identify relationships between biochemical parameters and body composition of women with type 2 diabetes and healthy ones, both in perimenopausal period (172 women aged between 45 and 65 come from the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland). Materials and Methods: The study consisted of an interview, body composition analysis with Jawon Medical IOI-353 (Yuseong, South Korea) analyser and venous blood biochemical analysis (lipid profile, levels of glucose, insulin, CRP, glycated haemoglobin). Results: The vast majority of body composition measurements varied between study and control groups in a statistically significant way ( p < 0.05) except protein and soft lean mass of the torso. Statistically significant differences between the two groups have been observed in case of all biochemical parameters ( p < 0.001). Conclusions: Body composition of women suffering from type 2 diabetes significantly varied from body composition of healthy women. Results of the first group were characterised by higher values, especially in case of general parameters, abdominal area, content of adipose tissue and soft tissues. Relationship between body composition and biochemical results may be observed, especially in level of triglycerides, CRP and insulin. Higher concentrations of these parameters were associated with increased values of majority of body composition measurements regardless of type 2 diabetes incidence.

Keywords: body composition; perimenopausal period; lipid profile; glucose level; insulin; CRP; glycated haemoglobin; type 2 diabetes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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