Biochemical and nutritional studies on some obese and non-obese Egyptian females

ABSTRACT

Total number of 218 females, aged between 17 and 59 years, were randomly chosen and classified into non-obese [29.8%] and obese [70.2%] according to the body mass index [BMI]. Obese group was moreover classified into three subgroups Mild [50.9%], moderate [13.3%] and severe [6%] obese cases. Based on waist/hip [W H] ratio, obese women were categorized as gynoid [80.4%] and android [19.6%]. The highest obesity cases were shown in married cases. Serum lipid components [total serum lipids, TSL, triglycerides, TG, total cholesterol, TC, and apo-lipoprotein, Apo-B] were determined for 29 and 116 normal and obese females, respectively. The obese cases had significantly [P <0.01] higher values of the aforementioned serum lipid components than that of the non-obese group. Positive correlation was only obtained between BMI and each of TG and Apo-B for obese females. As a function of fat distribution, no significant difference was obtained between the gynoid and android groups for any of serum lipid components of obese women