Somatotype Features and Biochemical Characteristics of Patients with and without Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Women
Moushira Zaki1
and Eman R. Youness2*1Biological Anthropology Department, Medical Research and ClinicalStudies Institute - National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
2Medical Biochemistry Department, Medical Research Division, Medical Research and Clinical StudiesInstitute - National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Corresponding Author E-mail: hoctober2000@yahoo.com
Abstract: Somatotype is the parameter used to determine the body composition. Our objective was to prove if there are somatotype divergences among metabolically healthy women and women with metabolic syndrome. Study included 100 obese women aged 28.09± 9.21 years with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and 100 healthy control women without MetS matched in age and BMI. Metabolic condition was evaluated according to International Diabetes Federation criteria (IDF), whilst somatotype was achieved via Heath-Carter method. There were notable variations in somatotype between the two groups. Women without metabolic syndrome had obviously higher ectomorph-mesomorph (p<0.03) mesomorph-endomorph (8.31-4.51-0.61) in comparison to women with metabolic syndrome showing higher endomorph-mesomorph 6.67-4.41-0.62. Significant positive correlation was found between HOMA-IR and endomorph component (p = 0.01) as well as between triglycerides and endomorph component in MetS group (p=0.01), but no difference was observed in those without. We concluded that endomorph is more dominant in metabolically obese women and mesomorph in group with MetS. Metabolic abnormalities are directly correlated with the 1 The obtained results imply the important role of the nonadipose components, presented by mesomorphy and ectomorphy, in the distinction between healthy and risky metabolic profile. This study expressed the need for somatotyping in MetS to deal with disease prevention.
Keywords: Biochemical parameters; metabolic syndrome; obese women; somatotyping Back to TOC