Rubina Mushtaq, Rehana Mushtaq, Ambreen Akram

Serum Cholesterol Level and Obesity

Study of Serum Cholesterol Level in Adult Obese Population of Karachi, Pakistan

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Produktbeschreibung

The present study was planned to investigate the level of cholesterol in obese and non-obese individuals according to their BMI and age in different population residing in Karachi. A total of 40 subjects 18-55 years of age participated in the study, among which 30 subjects (Age=29.47±1.99) were obese (BMI=35.41±0.878) and 10 were control with (age =21.00±0.547) and BMI =19.96±0.432. An overnight fasting blood sample was obtained and serum total Cholesterol (T-CH) level was estimated. Obese persons having Mean T-CH=202.6±14.3 and control having Mean T-CH=173.3±14.0.The data was further divided into males and female. Obese females were 11 with their BMI 31.836± 0.21, mean age ranged at 28.73±4.04 and T-CH 191.8±21.8. While that of controls females were 6 in number with their BMI ranged at 19.183±0.507, age 21.000±0.894 and Cholesterol 148.7±16.0 in controls. Total number of obese males were 19 with their BMI ranged at 37.49± 1.14, age ranged at 29.89±2.19 and cholesterol level ranged at 208.89±19.1. Control males were 4 in number with their BMI ranged at 21.125±0.075, age 21.250±0 and their T-CH 128.7±8.72.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 60
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 107g
• ISBN-13: 9783659607578
• ISBN-10: 3659607576
• Artikelnr.: 41598872

Autorenporträt

Prof. Dr. Rubina Mushtaq is basically an endocrinologist and her research is mostly focused on biomedical aspects also worked on diabetes and Toxicology. Dr. Rehana Mushtaq her specialized area of research are Nutrition, Physiology, Endocrinology and Toxicology. Both are working at Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology, Karachi.