Comparative studies on blood serum components and the activities of certain enzymes of non-obese and obese Egyptian women

ABSTRACT

Blood serum components and enzyme activities of 23 non-obese and 116 obese women were estimated. The obese group was categorized into two subgroups based on fat distribution [android and gynoid]. The results demonstrated that total serum proteins, globulins, uric acid and calcium to inorganic phosphorus ratio were significantly higher in obese groups in comparison with the non-obese group. Conversely, serum albumin to globulin ratio and inorganic phosphorus were significantly lower in obese groups than the non-obese women group. However, these parameters showed also that there was no significant effect on the difference between android and gynoid women groups and consequently the fat distribution had no relation with the serum constituents. The activities of alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, alkaline phosphatase and gamma glutamyl transferase were the same for non-obese and obese groups and also between gynoid and android groups. Conversely, significant increase of creatine phosphokinase and lactic acid dehydrogenase activities were noted in all obese groups in comparison with the non-obese group