Open AccessRole of body visceral fat in hypertension and dyslipidemia among the diabetic and nondiabetic ethnic population of Tripura—A comparative study
Author(s) -
Bidhan Goswami,
Taranga Reang,
S. K. Sarkar,
Shauli Sengupta,
Bhaskar Bhattacharjee
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_187_20
Subject(s) - dyslipidemia , medicine , diabetes mellitus , population , obesity , physiology , endocrinology , environmental health
Excess fat in the upper part of human body correlates with increased mortality and risk for diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. In India, there are very limited data available on the association of excess body visceral fat with hypertension and dyslipidemia independent of obesity and diabetes.