The present study aims at exploring the correlation of various anthropometric measures with duration of onset of NIDDM and also to find out the correlation of central obesity with BMI. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 140 diabetic males of Malwa region of Punjab.
Height, weight, waist circumference (WC) and hip circumference (HC) were taken for assessment of obesity on each participant. Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist-Hip-Ratio (WHR) were calculated.

The prevalence of overweight and obesity according to BMI was 29.3% and 51.4% of the present sample, respectively whereas the prevalence of abdominal obesity according to the WC and WHR was 77.1% and 92.8%, respectively. The WC showed a strong correlation with BMI and WHR in both obese and non-obese subjects whereas HC showed a strong relationship with only BMI. There was significant association of hip circumference with diabetes, overweight and obesity. As the duration of onset of diabetes increased, there was an increase in BMI, WC, HC and WHR in the males of Malwa region.