STUDY OF SOME METABOLIC FACTORS IN VISCERAL OBESITY

Abstract

The present work was aimed to study the various metabolic abnormalities associated with obesity based on body fat distribution as measured by computed tomography scan. Fifty obese women were included in the study and classified by anthropometric measures and abdominal C.T. scan into visceral obesity group and subcutaneous obesity group. Also, 10 normal weight women acting as a control group were included in the study. Different clinical and metabolic parameters were done for all subjects. Our results revealed identification of cluster of abnormalities which were present in the visceral obesity group rather than in the group of subcutaneous obesity and these abnormalities were: hyperinsulinemia, glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia, thrombophilia and hypertension and all of these leads to increase risk of CHD. All these abnormalities are nearly based on hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance which is the characteristic feature in visceral obesity.