The association between lipid parameters and obesity in university students

Authors	HERTELYOVA Z. SALAJ R. CHMELAROVA A. DOMBROVSKY P. DVORAKOVA M. C. KRUŽLIAK Peter
Year of publication	2016
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
Citation
Web	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs40618-015-0240-8
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40618-015-0240-8
Keywords	Obesity; Lipid profile; University students; Correlation
Description	Background Abdominal obesity is associated with high plasma triglyceride and with low plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Aim and methods Objective of the study was to find an association between plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels and anthropometric parameters in abdominal obesity in Slovakian university students. Lipid profile and anthropometric parameters of obesity were studied in a sample of 419 probands, including 137 men and 282 women. Results Males had higher values of non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TG) and very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C) than females, but these differences were not significant. Females had significantly (P < 0.05) higher TC and HDL-C (P < 0.001) than males. In comparison, all anthropometric parameters in the males were significantly (P < 0.001) higher than in the females. A positive correlation between non-HDL-C, TG, VLDL-C and anthropometric parameters (BMI, WC, WHR, WHtR) was found at P < 0.001. LDL was positively correlated with BMI, WCF, WHtR and TC with BMI, WHtR at P < 0.001. We also observed a correlation between TC-WCF and LDL-WHR at P < 0.01. A negative correlation was found between HDL and all monitored anthropometric parameters at P < 0.001. On the other hand, no correlation between TC and WHR was detected. Conclusion This study shows an association between plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels and anthropometric parameters in abdominal obesity in young people, predominantly university students.