Abstract

Objective: To determine the correlation between visceral fat and body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and CVD risk factors in males and females of the Pakistani population. Methods Four hundred six (406) participants were enrolled in the study after taking ethical approval from the institute. The age of the participants was 30 to 65 years. A uniform survey and physical examination were given to each participant. We took anthropometric measurements (BMI, WC, WHR, WHtR, SBP, and DBP). Fasting blood sugar and the serum lipid profile (TC, TG, HDL-C, and LDL-C) were measured. Results: The participants with visceral fat ≥10% have increased levels of SBP, DBP, Cholesterol, LDL, TG, and FBS. A significant positive correlation between visceral fat was observed with Weight, BMI, WC, WHR, SBP, DBP, Cholesterol, TG, and FBS. Conclusion: CV risk increases with the increase in weight, BMI, WC, WHR, SBP, DBP, Cholesterol, TG, and FBS

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