Abstract

Background & Method: The aim of the study is to establish the relationship between Thyroid levels and selected anthropometric parameters in young obese individuals. Both males and females in the age group of 19 – 35 years, were selected and obesity was defined as those with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2, set by WHO for Asians. Result: Mean weight (80 kg) than the control group (59 kg) with significant P value of 0.01. The mean height was higher in the control group (163 cm) than the obese group of mean height (160 cm) with significant P value 0.011. Obese study group had higher mean BMI (31.08 cm) than the control group (22.22 cm) with significant P value of 0.001. The waist circumference was higher in the obese study group (99.38 cm) than the control group (74.40 cm) with significant P value of 0.001. Obese study group had higher mean hip circumference (31.08) than the control group (22.22) with significant P value of 0.01. The waist –hip ratio was higher in the obese study group (0.927) than the control group (0.845) with significant P value of 0.02. Conclusion: In this study, the body mass index, the waist circumference and the waist-hip ratio have shown a positive correlation with Thyroid proving the fact that Thyroid is greatly expressed in obese individuals with abdominal or visceral fat accumulation. This clearly indicates that body fat distribution (subcutaneous or visceral) is an important marker for assessing the metabolic risks of an obese individual.

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