Abstract
The prevalence in Libya of overweight people has more than tripled from 19.5% in 1984 to 63.5% in 2009, while the rate of obesity has more than doubled over the past three decades leading to a much higher incidence of Type 2 diabetes T2DM. This makes investigation of links between BMI and lipid profiles in Libyan T2DM patients of vital importance. This study was conducted to determine the cor-relation between body mass index (BMI) and lipid profiles in patients with T2DM attending outpatient clinics in the Diabetes and Endocrinology Centre (Ibn Al-Nafees Hospital) Tripoli, Libya. The second objective was to compare BMI, FBS and lipid profiles between T2DM patients and a control group. The study was carried out during the period of June and July 2024 included 122 T2DM patients and 55 healthy subjects. The subject’s serum was analysed for total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). The possible correlation of BMI with lipid values were analysed. The Pearson’s co-efficient between the BMI and the lipid parameters did not show any significant correlation in T2DM patients. Comparisons of various parameters between T2DM patients and the control group showed that the mean values of fasting glucose levels, weight, BMI, TG, HDL-C and LDL-C were significantly higher in the T2DM group than the control group. There was no correlation found between BMI and lipid profiles in T2DM patients. Type 2 diabetic patients have significantly higher mean weight, BMI, FBS, TG, HDL-C and LDL-C compared with healthy controls