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INTRODUCTION: Obesity is generally considered to play a key role in the metabolic syndrome, including hypertension. Metabolic syndrome is defined as a cluster of as a combination of obesity, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, dyslipidaemia and hypertension. Other measures of obesity apart from Body Mass Index (BMI) are Waist Circumference (WC) and Height Weight Ratio (HWtR) and are efficient risk factors for prediction of CVD in children. BMI is calculated as person's weight (kg) 2 divided by height in meters (m ). Correlation between BMI and lipid profile were studi MATERIAL & METHODS: ed in a sample of 270 people (154 males & 116 females). In our study, we found that Mean total cholest RESULT: erol of Group I and Group II patients was 163.88±50.17 mg/dl and 184.02±36.31 mg/dl respectively. Total mean total cholesterol of the patients was 173.95±44.86 mg/dl. Triglycerides in Group I and Group II patients was 152.84±58.82 mg/dl and 157.28±73.29 mg/dl respectively. Total mean total cholesterol of the patients was 155.06±66.37 mg/dl. HDL in Group I and Group II patients was 48.55±16.76 and 47.03±9.06 respectively. Total mean total cholesterol of the patients was 47.79±13.47 mg/dl. The mean LDL of Group I and Group II patients was 85.04±36.13 mg/dl and 113.1926±24.35 mg/dl respectively. Total mean LDL of the patients was 99.11±33.83 mg/dl. Total Chol CONCLUSION: esterol and LDL of the studied patients have shown significant correlation in both groups (p<0.05). Triglycerides and HDL of the studied patients have shown non-significant correlation in both groups. (p>0.05)