title: Body size and abnormal lipids among adult patients at the Baptist Medical centre, Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In many developing countries overweight, obesity and obesity-related morbidity are becoming a problem of increasing importance. Obese individuals are more likely to have elevated total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and decreased high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of obesity using the measure of body mass index (BMI) and abnormal lipid level and the association between obesity and abnormal lipid level among adults in Ogbomoso, Nigeria.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional descriptive study of 400 adults aged 18 years and above was carried out at the Baptist Medical Centre, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. Participants were administered a standardized questionnaire and had measurements of weight, height and blood lipids taken.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four hundred subjects were randomly selected (221 females and 179 males) with a mean age of 48.65 ± 16.56 years. The overall prevalence of obesity was 14.75% (8.9% for males and 19.5% for females p<0.05). The female subjects were significantly more sedentary than the males (50.8% for males, 62.4% for females, p<0.05). Most of the subjects who were obese (88.1%) preferred high calorie food. The overall prevalence of abnormal lipid levels was 28.5% (26.8% for males and 29.9% for females). The prevalence of abnormal lipid levels among the subjects who were obese was 40.7%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Obesity in this environment is particularly significant among females and is associated with abnormal lipid level.
authors: Department of Family Medicine, Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Oyo State, Nigeria. amoleio@yahoo.com
authors: O I
authors: OI
authors: Amole
authors: D A
authors: DA
authors: Olaolorun
authors: O L
authors: OL
authors: Odeigah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D016519:Hospitals, Religious; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D033303:Protestantism; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol
keywords: Obesity; blood lipid level; body mass index
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