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Men More Prone To Diabetes Than Women
Wed, 05 Oct 2011
Men are at greater risk of diabetes, according to new research which found that they tend to develop the type 2 form of the disease at a lower body mass index (BMI) than women.

Clinical researchers at Glasgow University analysed data on 51,920 men and 43,137 women in Scotland with diabetes. They compared their BMI scores within one year of diagnosis, as well as taking into account other risk factors such as age and smoking status.

The results showed that the male participants had an average BMI of 31.83 at diagnosis, compared with 33.69 for women, and the difference was most marked at younger ages.

Lead researcher Professor Naveed Sattar, of the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, said being overweight was a major risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes, along with age, ethnicity and genetics.

He added: "Previous research has indicated that middle-aged men are at a higher risk of developing diabetes than women and one possible explanation is that men have to gain less weight than women to develop the condition. In other words, men appear to be at higher risk for diabetes ."

"The results from this research confirm an inverse relationship between BMI and age at diagnosis of type-2 diabetes . But they also confirm our hypothesis that men have to gain less weight to develop the condition."
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