Abstract
The present work was focused on the relation between the degree of obesity and the pattern of fasting serum insulin levels in obese Egyptian women aged 35-55 years. The relations between insulin, fasting blood glucose, blood pressure, and fat distribution were also investigated.
The present results demonstrate a correlation between serum insulin and body mass index (BMI). In addition, anthropometric variables describing body fatness correlated positively with serum insulin.
A significantly positive correlation between both systolic and diastolic blood pressure and the fasting serum insulin was observed in the younger age group (35-44 years). This relationship was not present in the older group.
A raised fasting serum insulin concentration in the presence of a normal fasting blood glucose was found.
The possible connections between obesity, diabetes mellitus, and increased risk of hypertension were suggested.
