Relation of Body Mass Index with Lipid Profile and Blood Pressure in Healthy Females of Lower Socioeconomic Group, In Kosi Region, Bihar.

Abstract

Hypertension is an iceberg disease. It is the main risk factor for stroke and renal failure. Elevated levels of triglyceride, cholesterol and LDL-C are documented as risk factors for atherogenesis. LDL-C in its oxidized or acetylated form has been identified as a major atherogenic particle. Fifty four women between 20- 35 years of age attending Katihar medical college hospital OPD were used in this study. Their height, weight, systolic and diastolic blood pressures were recorded. Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated by using their height (m2) and weight (kg). On the basis of BMI, all participants were divided into three groups that is under weight whose BMI was less than 19 kg/ m2, Normal who's BMI was between 19 and 26 kg / m2and overweight who's BMI was more than 26 kg / m2. The mean BMI of the three groups in the 54 participants was 150.1 mg/dl ±31.7, mean LDL-C was 91.6 mg/dl±22.6, mean HDL-C was 39.7 mg/dl ±9.1 and mean triglycerides were 93.9 mg/dl ±41.6. Mean systolic blood pressure was 114.1mmHg±11.8 and mean diastolic blood pressure was 74.1 mmHg ±7.9. There were significant differences in mean serum HDL-C, triglycerides, systolic and diastolic blood pressure among three BMI groups (P<0.05) but none in mean serum cholesterol and LDL-C. No significant correlation was found between any of the lipid profile variables and blood pressure variables with BMI. The importance of this finding is to enable care-givers in hypertension pay more attention to the control of obesity so that several complications associated with it might be prevented.