Body Fat Percent and the Changes in Fat Distribution Parameters of Diabetic Patients Suffered from Sensorial Type Polyneuropathy

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the body fat parameters of diabetic polyneuropathic patients by using skinfold thickness measurement method. Patients who were evaluated in the experimental group, were diagnosed by using the findings of neurological examination, laboratory results and electromyographic records . The mean age of male patients (n: 8) was 61 .75 ± 3.50 years, and of female patients (n: 12) was 59.67 ± 8.02 years. The mean values of height, weight and body mass index of male patients were recorded as 171.50 ± 3.87 cm, 78.00 ± 11.83 kg and 26.45 ± 3.30 kg/m²respectively. The height, weight and body mass index of female patients were determinated as 158.33 ± 1.63 cm, 62.00 ± 12.88 kg and 24.71 ± 5.00 kg/m² respectively. These antrophometric parameters were not significantly different from those of the healthy volunteers who were chosen from the similar age groups. The mean values of body fat percent and lean body mass of patients were % 18. 97 ± 1.41, 65.62 ± 5.90 kg in males and %27.05 ± 3.88, 44. 90 ± 7.19 kg in females respectively. Body fat percent and lean body mass of patients were not shown any significantly different from those of the healthy volunteers in the both sexes. The ratios of upper to lower and central to peripheral body fat distributionsof patients were 1.31 ± 0.26, 1.35 ± 0.27in males and 1.09 ± 0.13, 0.93 ± 0.19 in females respectively. These parameters were significantly higher in diabetic polyneuropathic patients compared to the healthy volunteers (p<0.05). Our results wereexhibited that diabetic patients, who were suffered from the polyneuropathy, tended to fat store on central and upper body. It was known that abdominal and vissera/ fat depositions were generally seen in the tip II diabetes mellitus. It was reported that there was a relationship between central deposited fat mass and blood glucose level of diyabetic persons. Our results indicated that there were central and upper body fat deposition in the diabetic patients who were suffered from the polyneuropathy.