BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Gender-related differences in anthropometric measures [body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC)] and other @entity301 ( @entity301 ) risk factors have been reported in other ethnics. However, information available on middle aged healthy Indians are scanty. The aim of our present study is to determine plasma total @entity1255 (tHcy), anthropometric measures (BMI and WC) and conventional biochemical @entity301 risk factors, and to examine their relationship in healthy middle-aged @entity1 and @entity1 . METHODS: Fifty-two middle aged (40-59 years) apparently healthy volunteers (29 @entity1 and 23 @entity1 ) were recruited from the staff of the National Institute of Nutrition at Hyderabad. Subjects were screened for plasma tHcy concentrations, lipid profile and blood pressure. Anthropometric Indices (BMI, WC) were measured as per standard protocols. Data on education, income, diet (vegetarians vs. omnivores) and lifestyle factors such as smoking, @entity167 consumption and exercise were recorded. RESULTS: At similar age and BMI, @entity1 had higher WCs (mean +/- SD, 91.2 +/- 5.44 vs. 78.9 +/- 7.62 cm, p < 0.001) than @entity1 . Plasma tHcy concentrations (17.9 +/- 9.88 vs. 8.2 +/- 1.90 micromol/l, p < 0.001) were also higher in @entity1 than in @entity1 . Among @entity1 , vegetarian @entity1 had significantly higher plasma tHcy than omnivorous @entity1 (median 22.80 vs. 9.85 micromol/l, p < 0.05). Plasma tHcy concentrations were comparable between vegetarian and omnivorous @entity1 . Of known conventional @entity301 risk factors, blood pressure, total @entity165 and @entity1674 were also significantly (p < 0.05) higher in @entity1 than in @entity1 . A significant positive correlation was found between plasma tHcy and WC in @entity1 only (r = 0.484, p < 0.01). In @entity1 , in turn, plasma tHcy was positively correlated with low-density-lipoprotein @entity165 (r = 0.567, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: This study on apparently healthy Indians confirms the known associations between gender and conventional @entity301 risk factors, while diet (vegetarian vs. omnivorous) had no influence on @entity301 risk factors with the exception of tHcy in @entity1 .

Gender-related differences in the relationship between plasma XXXX , anthropometric and conventional biochemical @entity301 risk factors in middle-aged Indians.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'men'] @entity1255 :: ('MESH:D006710', 'Chemical') :: ['homocysteine'] @entity167 :: ('CHEBI:16236', 'Chemical') :: ['alcohol'] @entity301 :: ('MESH:D003327', 'Disease') :: ['CHD', 'coronary heart disease'] @entity1674 :: ('MESH:D014280', 'Chemical') :: ['triglycerides'] @entity165 :: ('MESH:D002784', 'Chemical') :: ['cholesterol']
@entity1255 :: (MESH:D006710,Chemical) :: ['homocysteine']
