1, 25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 level and lipids profile in some obese adults in Samarra city, Iraq

Obesity is associated with community and medicinal risks that individually make it a problem. The current study aimed to evaluate vitamin D and lipids profile in some obese adults in Samarra City, Iraq. The study design included two groups; the first group was obese people and the second one was non-obese people as a control group. Each group consisted of fifty persons, and the ages of the two groups ranged between (20-40) years. Blood samples were collected for the period from 2/1/2021 to 3/2/2021. The results displayed a significant increase in BMI in obese group compared with non-obese group, a significant increase in the levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoproteins-cholesterol and very low density lipoproteins-cholesterol in obese group compared with non-obese group, while there was a non-significant difference in the levels of vitamin D3 and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol between two the groups.