TY - JOUR AU - Usman, Robina AU - Khattak, Munaza AU - Haq, Momina AU - Khattak, Madiha AU - Parveen, Tahira AU - Basharat, Tayaba PY - 2020/07/24 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Correlation of Vitamin D with Obesity Parameters in Patients of Cardiometabolic Syndrome JF - ADVANCES IN BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES JA - Adv Basic Med Sci VL - 4 IS - 1 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://abms.kmu.edu.pk/index.php/abms/article/view/116 SP - AB - <p><strong>Objective:</strong>&nbsp;To find out the correlation between Vitamin D and obesity parameters in patients of&nbsp;cardiometabolic&nbsp;syndrome (CMS).</p><p><strong>Methodology</strong>: This&nbsp;case control&nbsp;study was carried out in Endocrinology Unit, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar from&nbsp;January to April 2012 on hundred (fifty cases and fifty controls each) adult patients of CMS using purposive sampling.&nbsp;&nbsp;Controls were gender and&nbsp;age matched&nbsp;relatives of patients. Lipid profile, fasting blood sugar, blood pressure, waist circumference, height and weight (to calculate Body Mass Index) were recorded. Serum levels of 25(OH)&nbsp;D were analysed by ELISA.</p><p><strong>Results</strong>: Mean values of cases for Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist Circumference (WC) and Waist Hip Ratio (WHR) were 30.30±4.60 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, 103.48±4.27 cm, 1±2.28 whereas in controls, the mean values came out to be 22.77±1.85 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, 81.56±7.77 cm, 0.82±1.94 respectively. In cases and controls,&nbsp;Vitamin D<sub>3</sub>&nbsp;levels&nbsp;were 15.03±18.11 and&nbsp;24.11±17.05&nbsp;ng/ml respectively.&nbsp;A statistically significant negative correlation was identified between vitamin D and waist circumference (r = -.205; p=0.04) and vitamin D and waist hip ratio (r = -.213; p=0.03).</p><p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: Our results suggest that high WC and WHR are likely to be inversely correlated with hypovitaminosis D.</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>:&nbsp;Waist Circumference,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lipidjournal.com/action/doSearch?searchType=quick&amp;occurrences=all&amp;ltrlSrch=true&amp;searchScope=series&amp;searchText=25(OH)D&amp;seriesISSN=1933-2874">25(OH)D</a>,&nbsp;Waist Hip Ratio, Cardiometabolic Syndrome, BMI</p> ER -