Lipids and leptin level in natives of Kyrgyzstan.
OBJECTIVE
A possible link between obesity and impaired lipid metabolism is leptin, the 167-amino acid protein, secreted by adipocytes. The content of leptin in the body is closely associated with body mass index (BMI). Data obtained from studies on the association of leptin with dyslipidemia are contradictory. The level of leptin has not been studied in the ethnic Kyrgyz population previously. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between leptin and lipid parameters in a group of ethnic Kyrgyz.


METHODS
The study included 322 ethnic Kyrgyz (145 males, 177 females) aged ≥30 years, living in Kyrgyzstan. Measurement of anthropometric parameters (height, weight, waist circumference [WC], hip circumference [HC]) and blood pressure (BP) was done. Laboratory tests included blood glucose (fasting) in plasma, lipid profile (total cholesterol [TC], triglycerides [TG], high-density lipoprotein [HDL] cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol), and serum leptin.


RESULTS
Leptin was positively correlated with BMI, WC and TG in both sexes and with TC in males.


CONCLUSIONS
Leptin is associated with BMI, WC and TG in both sexes of Kyrgyz and with TC in Kyrgyz males.
Department of Internal Medicine, Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. ermir@infotel.kg.
Erkin
E
Mirrakhimov
Department of Internal Medicine, Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Alina
A
Kerimkulova
National Center of Cardiology and Internal Disease, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Olga
O
Lunegova
Department of Internal Medicine, Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Aibek
A
Mirrakhimov
Kyrgyz-Russian (Slavic) Univeristy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Nazira
N
Alibaeva
Department of Internal Medicine, Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Malik
M
Nabiev
D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007707:Kyrgyzstan; D020738:Leptin / Q000097:blood*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055105:Waist Circumference / Q000502:physiology*
D001786:Blood Glucose; D020738:Leptin; D008055:Lipids