Colorimetric determination of serum lipid profile in obese patients in association with diabetes

Abstract: Obesity is a serious problem for numerous people especially, those who have chronic diseases. In this project total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein(HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), triglyceride (TG) and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) were determined for 80 adults with obesity, including (40) men 20 of those have type 2 diabetes and (40) women similarly as men 20 of those have the same type of disease. All patients have body mass index BMI (40 > kg/m2) were selected alongside 30 non obese as a control group which have BMI (20-25 kg/m2). It has been found that the levels of all the parameters except HDL displayed a significant increase in overweight persons while the HDL level was observed a significant decrease in comparison with control. The effect of gender and diabetes on the level of all parameters has been investigated. The results suggested that lipid profile measurement is a good indicator to control oxidative stress production and inflammation. The aim of this study is to highlighted the relationship between obesity and sugar sensitivity according to serum lipid profile measurements.