ABSTRACT

THE RELATIONSHIP OF ABDOMINAL CIRCUMFERENCE WITH BLOOD

SUGAR LEVEL IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN
INTERNIST POLYCLINIC OF SUKAMARA HOSPITAL
Siska Lestari

Background: Excess fat in the abdomen resulting in abdominal circumference

enlarged. Piles of fat in the stomach produce destructive substances (pro-
inflammatory) and finally impaired insulin function that raises blood sugar level. A
preliminary study of 10 patients suffering type 2 diabetes mellitus in internist
polyclinic at Sukamara Hospital gained an average abdominal circumference is
94,3 cm (normal values: <90 cm for men and <80 cm for women) with average
168.1 mg / dl of GDP (GDP 126 MG / DL).
Objective: To determine the relationship between abdominal circumference with
blood sugar level of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in internist polyclinic of
Sukamara Hospital.
Methods: The correlational and cross sectional approach. The number of
respondents are 30 peoples. The sampling technique uses accidental sampling.
The study time was in July-September 2016. The instrument used is in the form
of interviews, biofisiologis (in-vivo and in-vitro).
Results: The study showed a relatioship between abdominal circumference with
blood sugar levels about significant value 0.002 in patients with type 2 diabetes
mellitus in internist polyclinic of Sukamara Hospital. Spearman correlation
coefficient value is 0.540 indicates a moderate relationship. The direction is
positive which means greater abdominal circumference, the higher the blood
sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Discussion: Need to do regular examination on abdominal circumference with
type 2 diabetes mellitus patients along with blood sugar test at least once in a
month so that the long-term complication of diabetes mellitus can be prevented.

Key words: Type 2 Diabetes mellitus, Abdominal Circumference, Blood Sugar

Level