Correlation of Anthropometric and Lipid Markers in GMC Jammu Medical Students

Background: The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases are likely to rise as a result lifestyle-related risk factors.Due their hectic schedules and lack time for extracurricular activities, medical students were chosen thestudy because they more than other populations develop lifestyle illnesses.Objectives: To explore the connection anthropometric biochemical lipid profile markers assess obesityrisk in students.Materials methods: 180 MBBS from Government Medical College, Jammu, participated study.The body mass index (BMI) was calculated using measurements weight (BW), bodyheight (BH), together with waist circumference (WC), hip (HC), well waist-to-hip ratio(W/H ratio). Using blood samples, calculated.Results: According survey, 16.11% Group 2 overweight, 3.89 % obese. 1consisted 80% normal subjects. Between two BMI groups Lipid profile, statistically significant differencewas discovered. There negative correlation between Waist HDL cholesterol. BMIwas negatively correlated HDL-cholesterol positively triglyceride.Conclusion: factors such obesity, hypertension, elevated triglyceridesis high among students. Therefore, it may be deduced that healthy lifestyles should adopted at youngage future professionals.