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. 2024 Oct 1;58(1):187-194.
doi: 10.2478/enr-2024-0022. Print 2024 Jan 1.

Assessment of correlation between lipid ratios and body mass index in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Carla Devantier-Du Plessis  1 , Nadina Saric  1 , Benjamin Devantier-Du Plessis  1 , Asija Zaciragic  2
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Assessment of correlation between lipid ratios and body mass index in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Carla Devantier-Du Plessis et al. Endocr Regul. .
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Abstract

Objective. Studies that have evaluated correlation between body mass index (BMI) and novel lipid indices such as triglycerides (TG)/high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), total cholesterol (TC)/HDL-C, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)/HDL-C in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are scarce. Hence, the aim of the present study was to explore the correlation between BMI and novel lipid indices in Bosnian patients with T2DM. Methods. Present study included 117 patients with T2DM (mean age: 66.51 years) and 68 controls (mean age: 68.37 years). BMI was calculated as weight/height². Lipids were measured by standard methods. TG/HDL-C, TC/HDL-C, and LDL-C/HDL-C ratios were separately calculated. The differences between the groups were assessed by Student's t-test or Man Whitney U test. Correlations were determined by Spearman's test. Results. In a total sample of T2DM patients, 41.0% were overweight and 44.4% were obese. In the control group, 51.5% of subjects were overweight and 25.0% were obese. In T2DM group, a significant correlation was observed between BMI and HDL-C, LDL-C, TG/HDL, TC/HDL-C, and LDL-C/HDL-C ratios. In the control group, there was a significant correlation found between BMI and HDL-C, TG, TG/HDL, TC/HDL-C, and LDL-C/HDL-C-ratios. Correlation between BMI and other lipid parameters in T2DM and the control group was not determined. Conclusion. The present study showed significant correlation between BMI and novel lipid indices in both T2DM patients and the control group of subjects. Possible explanation for the observed results might be prevalence of overweight and obese participants in this study sample. Since novel lipid indices are used in the prediction of cardiometabolic risk, results obtained in the present study have valuable clinical implications.

Keywords: LDL-C/HDL-C ratio; TC/HDL ratio; TG/HDL ratio; body mass index; dyslipidemia; lipids; obesity; type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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