INTRODUCCIÓN: La OMS define que un IMC igual o superior a 25 determina sobrepeso y un IMC igual o mayor a 30 determina obesidad, siendo este ultimo el eslabón de una cadena de enfermedades cardiovasculares y metabólicas. OBJETIVO: Determinar la relación que existe entre el índice de masa corporal y el perfil Lipídico de los pacientes adultos evaluado en el consultorio particular Vida Sana 2015. MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS: Se realizo un estudio observacional, retrospectivo, transversal y analítico. El diseño fue no experimental, la población fueron pacientes adultos evaluados en el consultorio particular Vida sana de enero a julio del 2015. RESULTADOS: Se hallo en el estudio que el 42,7% de pacientes evaluados son de sexo masculino y el 57,3% son de sexo femenino. La edad promedio es de 31 años. Se encontró a un 37,6% tienen sobrepeso. Y un 22,7% tiene niveles aumentados de triglic�...

Objective: To identify the association between the body mass index (BMI) and serum lipid levels in adult people. Material and Methods: Observational, transversal and retrospective study. Non experimental investigation design. The population was conformed for people treated in private health centers in Metropolitan Lima. The evaluations of the BMI and the laboratorial tests to know the seric concentration of lipids were taken between October 2014 and October 2015. It was determined the association between the BMI and the seric lipid levels using the Chi2 test. People with comorbidity that could modify the seric levels of lipids were excluded. Results: 39.7% of people studied were male and 60.3% were female. The average age was 34.2 years old. 40.7% (1227/3016) of population were obese and overweight. The results show a higher level of obesity or overweight in male people over female (54.6...