THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE AND THE LIPID STATUS IN THE GENERAL POPULATION OF THE TIMIS COUNTY

Abstract

Objectives: In this study we examined the correlation between the waist circumference (WC) and the lipid status in a group of people from the Timis county, apparently healthy, without known history of diabetes mellitus (DM) or other disorders of the carbohydrate metabolism. Material and method: The study included 670 subjects, 280 men (41.79 %) and 390 women (58.20 %) with an average age of 47.18 ± 12.83 (20-76) years. Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed conform WHO recommendations. The total cholesterol (TC), the triglycerides (TG) and the HDLc were measured. LDLc was calculated after Friedewald's formula. Furthermore, the height, the weight and the WC of the subjects were measured. Results and discussions: From the persons examined, 166 men (59.28%) and 270 women (69.23%) showed a greater WC. Not only in men but in women as well, all the parameters examined were significantly higher in persons with greater WC values (p<0.001). Conclusions WC is an essential parameter in the evaluation of the health status of apparently healthy subjects, a direct relationship existing between him and the stated lipid parameters.