Impact of Dyslipidemia and Body Mass Index (BMI) in Development of Osteoarthritis (OA) in Iraqi Patients

Authors

  • Mohammed I. Hamzah1 , Moazaz Rashad Saed2 , Muhammed Abdul-Gabar Hamoodi Aldabagh3 , Hadeel Sameer Abd Alwahab4

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.1921

Keywords:

Osteoarthritis, cholesterol, TG, LDL, VLDL, HDL, BMI, Iraqi patients

Abstract

Objectives: Osteoarthritis is a widespread degenerative defect of the articular cartilage connected with
hypertrophic bone changes. Worldwide, obesity is one of the most common risk factor for such disorder.
Current study was designed to investigate effect of this factor in Iraqi OA patients. Subjects and method:
Total of 75 volunteers were enrolled in this study (50 patients and 25 subjects as controls). BMI and lipid
profile were measured for each subject.
Results: Our study showed significant elevations (p value< 0.05) in each of cholesterol, TG, LDL, and
VLDL as well as in BMI while showed nonsignificant difference in HDL in OA patients compared to healthy
individuals.
Conclusion: Obesity and disturbance of lipid profile may play substantial roll in development of OA in Iraqi
patients.

Author Biography

  • Mohammed I. Hamzah1 , Moazaz Rashad Saed2 , Muhammed Abdul-Gabar Hamoodi Aldabagh3 , Hadeel Sameer Abd Alwahab4

    1Assistant professor (PhD) in Clinical Chemistry, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, College of Medicine
    Al-Nahrain University, Iraq, 2High Diploma in Clinical Biochemistry, General Haditha Hospital, Iraq, 3Assistant
    Professor (PhD) in Clinical Immunology, Medical Research Unit, Collage of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University,
    Iraq, 4
    Lecturer (MSc) in Analytical Chemistry, Medical Research Unit, Collage of Medicine, Al-Nahrain
    University, Iraq

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Published

2020-11-18

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (2020): Medico-Legal Update

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Impact of Dyslipidemia and Body Mass Index (BMI) in Development of Osteoarthritis (OA) in Iraqi Patients. (2020). Medico Legal Update, 20(4), 796-800. https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.1921