Comparison of Prevalence of Pre-Diabetes and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Between Athletes and Non-Athletes
Background: Sports and Exercise activities are exceedingly advantageous for the human body and extremely helpful in decreasing the risks of diseases. The purpose of this research was to know the prevalence of pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes mellitus among athletes and non-athletes. Methods: This...
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Background: Sports and Exercise activities are exceedingly advantageous for the human body and extremely helpful in decreasing the risks of diseases. The purpose of this research was to know the prevalence of pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes mellitus among athletes and non-athletes.
Methods: This analytical cross-sectional research was conducted between April 2021 and November 2021 at the Department of Physiology, Bolan Medical College, Quetta. The 670 male participants were interviewed randomly primarily on demographics and complete medical history with 350 athletes and 320 non-athletes from the general population of the same approved and recruited athletes. HbA1c was used to define prediabetes and type 2 diabetes using the American Diabetes Association criteria for various signs and symptoms. The data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 21. The independent t-test was used to compare both groups and correlation analysis was used to determine the relationship (r) between HbA1c levels and BMI. A p-value <0.05 indicated statistical significance.
Results: In athletes, the prevalence of pre-diabetes was 11 (3.1%) and Type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was 21 (6%) compared to non-athlete control participants having pre-diabetes was 73 (22.8%) and T2DM was 61 (19.0%) (p=0.001).
Conclusions: Regular exercise decreases the prevalence of pre-diabetes and T2DM among the athletes compared to non-athlete participants. The results of the study indicated that there is a necessity to increase awareness of the importance of physical activity, support, and urge people to engage in physical activity and fight this rapidly increasing ‘diabetes epidemic’.
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| spelling | doaj-art-40f7880484924bcd9ced3a9a9d6231ca2025-01-19T20:18:32Zengziauddin UniversityPakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry2313-73712308-25932025-01-0114110.36283/ziun-pjmd14-1/008Comparison of Prevalence of Pre-Diabetes and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Between Athletes and Non-AthletesMuhammad Irfan0Fatima Abid1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9118-5255Sassi Kanwal2Aliya Jafri3Padma Rathore4Noor un Nisa Memon5Bolan Medical College, Quetta, Pakistan. Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan. Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan. Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan. Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan. Background: Sports and Exercise activities are exceedingly advantageous for the human body and extremely helpful in decreasing the risks of diseases. The purpose of this research was to know the prevalence of pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes mellitus among athletes and non-athletes. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional research was conducted between April 2021 and November 2021 at the Department of Physiology, Bolan Medical College, Quetta. The 670 male participants were interviewed randomly primarily on demographics and complete medical history with 350 athletes and 320 non-athletes from the general population of the same approved and recruited athletes. HbA1c was used to define prediabetes and type 2 diabetes using the American Diabetes Association criteria for various signs and symptoms. The data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 21. The independent t-test was used to compare both groups and correlation analysis was used to determine the relationship (r) between HbA1c levels and BMI. A p-value <0.05 indicated statistical significance. Results: In athletes, the prevalence of pre-diabetes was 11 (3.1%) and Type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was 21 (6%) compared to non-athlete control participants having pre-diabetes was 73 (22.8%) and T2DM was 61 (19.0%) (p=0.001). Conclusions: Regular exercise decreases the prevalence of pre-diabetes and T2DM among the athletes compared to non-athlete participants. The results of the study indicated that there is a necessity to increase awareness of the importance of physical activity, support, and urge people to engage in physical activity and fight this rapidly increasing ‘diabetes epidemic’. https://ojs.zu.edu.pk/pjmd/article/view/3194CricketSportPrevalenceDiabetes MellitusAthletes |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Irfan Fatima Abid Sassi Kanwal Aliya Jafri Padma Rathore Noor un Nisa Memon Comparison of Prevalence of Pre-Diabetes and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Between Athletes and Non-Athletes Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry Cricket Sport Prevalence Diabetes Mellitus Athletes |
| title | Comparison of Prevalence of Pre-Diabetes and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Between Athletes and Non-Athletes |
| title_full | Comparison of Prevalence of Pre-Diabetes and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Between Athletes and Non-Athletes |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of Prevalence of Pre-Diabetes and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Between Athletes and Non-Athletes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of Prevalence of Pre-Diabetes and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Between Athletes and Non-Athletes |
| title_short | Comparison of Prevalence of Pre-Diabetes and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Between Athletes and Non-Athletes |
| title_sort | comparison of prevalence of pre diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus between athletes and non athletes |
| topic | Cricket Sport Prevalence Diabetes Mellitus Athletes |
| url | https://ojs.zu.edu.pk/pjmd/article/view/3194 |
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