Manuscript accepted on : November 08, 2007
Published online on: 02-02-2016
Is there a correlation between cholesterol profile with body mass index?
J.C. Igweh1* And R.E. Ucheya2
1Department of Anatomy College of Medicine University of Nigeria Enugu campus (Nigeria) 2Department of Physiology College of Medicine University of Nigeria Enugu campus (Nigeria)
ABSTRACT: Background and objective: it is a generally held opinion amongst medical personnel that body overweight is unhealthy; presently, the information available on the effects of Body Mass Index (BMI) and correlation with cholesterol profile, age and sex are limited. The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship of BMI and its effect on cholesterol profile, age and sex in a Nigerian based populace. Design: a population survey study was performed on 206 outpatients visiting (UNTH) Enugu for routine test. The entire cohort comprises (103 male and 103 females) age range 20yrs-77yrs. Patients with hyperlipidemia, obesity, other chronic diseases and smokers were excluded from the study. BMI, age, and total cholesterol where measured. The correlations of height and weight, BMI with cholesterol at different ages and sex were determined. Results: it shows that for sex related differences: the variation in weight was generally not significant in males and females (p>0.05) for age related differences: variation in male weight at age range 20-45yrs was slightly greater than the males at age range 47yrs, with no significance (p>0.05). This also applies to the females at 20-45yrs and 49-77yrs. linear regression models explained up to 5.1% and 8% of BMI variability in men and women. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed a negative statistically significant (p<0.001) effects modification involving age and BMI on the risk of having greater cholesterol storage in both male and females. We conclude that increase of BMI irrespective of age and sex may be more deleterious in population, in which it is accompanied by other risks factors such as a higher intake of total cholesterol (fat), particularly in females at older age 45-77yrs.
KEYWORDS: BMI; Cholesterol; Age; Sex
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