COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON LIPID PROFILE IN BOTH OBESE AND LEAN SUBJECTS IN IMO STATE

Oparaocha Divinegift Chinonso, H.U. Nwanjo., D.C. Nwosu and Nnodim Johnkennedy*

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out to compare the levels of lipid profiles in both obese and lean subjects in patients attending Federal Medical Center, Owerri. Eighty (80) subjects including male and female who were within the age range of 25-50 years attending the outpatient department at Federal Medical Center, Owerri were recruited for the study and they were divided into two groups of forty (40) obese and forty (40) lean subjects. Data obtained was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Values was expressed as mean±standard deviation. The student t-test was used to compare the parameters (at level of significance 0.05). P< 0>0.05 was considered not statistically significant. The mean values of serum total cholesterol (216.48±28.42mg/dl), triglyceride (165.5±18.79 mg/dl) and LDL (155.15±10.67mg/dl) was significantly decreased in obese subjects while the mean values of serum HDL (45.68±7.47mg/dl) was significantly decreased in obese subjects. The mean values of serum total cholesterol, triglyceride and LDL was significantly increased in obese male (162.95±20.29mg/dl, 156.95±18.34mg/dl and 84±7.36mg/dl) and female (200.15±16.69mg/dl, 165.25±10.36mg/dl and 125±13.86mg/dl) subjects while serum HDL was significantly decreased in obese male (47.7±5.14mg/dl) and female (42.0±6.89mg/dl) subjects when compared with the control subjects at p

Keywords:

lipid profile, obese, lean, Imo State.

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