Study of body mass index (BMI) and serum lipid profile of patients at a tertiary hospital: a cross sectional study

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  • Agarwal V
  • Ahmad N
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Background: Sedentary lifestyle have an impact on the prevalence and incidence of obesity related disorders and leads to the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemias and metabolic disorders that aggravate the risk in the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD).Methods: In our study, data of 220 subjects belonging to age group of 25 to 55 years were collected. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. Subjects were categorized into two groups (BMI <25 and BMI ≥25). Serum was separated by centrifuging blood at 3000 rpm for 10 min and analyzed for lipid profile on Erba Chem 7 semi-auto analyzer.Results: In our present hospital based study we estimated the Lipid Profile in individuals categorized into two groups. (Group 1 BMI <25) and (Group 2 BMI ≥25), We found the values of Triglycerides, LDL and VLDL in Group 1 are lower as compared to Group 2.Conclusions: Our study showed positive correlation between lipid profile and obesity. Obesity is said to predispose individuals to metabolic syndrome associated diseases.

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. A., Agarwal, V., Ahmad, N., & Gupta, A. (2018). Study of body mass index (BMI) and serum lipid profile of patients at a tertiary hospital: a cross sectional study. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 6(6), 2060. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20182288

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