I am collecting some data on BMI and looking at its relationship with diabetes/HTN or Dyslipidemia in our population. Given the present increase in obesity, there is always a question from the public, how likely will I get any of the above? I thought local data would be of some help in this regard.
According to our research there is a higher chance of developing metabolic syndrome (which has lots of diseases like DM, HTN) with increasing obesity as well as increased abdominal obesity.
Diabetes and dislipemia are not only weight related, so it would be a mistake (in my opinion) trying to make a relation between BMI and diabetes, dislipemia.
Those condictions are multifactorial.
You would have to consider diet, enviroment and of course gene, which can´t be ignored neither changed.
I also agree with Dr. Perez that it is multi factorial. But BMI is the only modifiable risk factor!!
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