Lipids profile of obese sudanese women aged 40–50 years case study (Wed medani) area

This study was conducted to compare lipids profile between obese and non-obese women by evaluation of plasma triglycerides, total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). A total of 200 apparently healthy adult Sudanese female aged 40–50 years were invited to participate in this study, were classified into two groups, non-obese, and obese (BMI-C:< 25 and >30kg/m2). At (P<0.05) serum levels of total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglyceride showed higher concentrations in obese women's serum compared to non-obese ones. With mean (166.86, 113.75, 131.85) for the non-obese women and (222.65, 138.15, 168.52) for the obese ones. HDL-cholesterol level revealed no significant difference between the study participants with mean and SD (56.32, 56.88) for non-obese and obese women respectively. This variation on lipids profile between non-obese and obese women was due to obesity, so consistent treatment of any cardiovascular risk factors is more important.