The relationship of cardiovascular risk factors with anthropometric and metabolic parameters in obese and preobese patients

Aim: In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship of cardiovascular risk factors to anthropometric and metabolic parameters in patients who applied to our obesity clinic with the desire to lose weight. Method: In our retrospective study, 963 people were included in the Obesity Outpatient Clinic of the Department of Family Medicine at Duzce University Faculty of Medicine, between June 2016 and June 2018. Anthropometric and BIA measurements, laboratory values of the patients were scanned and data were obtained. FRS values were calculated from the framingham risk calculator. Women were divided into four groups and men were divided into four groups. Results: 73.4 % of our study consisted of women. The level of FRS was significantly higher in males (p<0.001) and increased with obesity (p = 0.001). There was a positive correlation between FRS and age, BMI, BF%, VFR, WC, WHR, WHtR, FBG, TC , LDL-C, TG, SBP and DBP in women (p<0.001 for each). A significant positive correlation was found between FRS and age, VFR, WHR, FBG, TC, LDL-C, TG, SBP and DBP in males (p<0.001). The levels of BMI, WC, HC, WHtR, BMR, BF%, FM, FFM, TBW, VFR, insulin, HOMA-IR, FBG, SBP, and DBP were significantly increased from preobes to stage 3 obese among male and female groups (p< 0.05). Conclusion: The effects of obesity to cardiovascular risk factors, anthropometric and metabolic parameters changed with gender and obesity level. Patients should be treated with a multidisciplinary approach, follow-up and treatment of patients should be evaluated individually and obesity complications should be considered carefully. In primary care, obese individuals should be protected from obesity. Necessary interventions should be done for pre-obese and obese individuals to make them reach their ideal weight. Keywords: Anthropometric measurements, bioelectrical impedance analysis, framingham risk score, obesity