Relationship between Body Mass Index and Low-Density Lipoprotein and Triglycerides in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Abstract

One of the measurements of obesity is using the Body Mass Index (BMI). The increase in obesity is in line with the increase in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Type 2 DM causes disturbances in lipid metabolism in the body, especially hypertriglyceridemia, decreased HDL, and increased small dense LDL. This situation causes patients to have a greater risk of cardiovascular disease. Therefore, researchers want to further investigate the relationship between BMI, LDL, and triglyceride levels. The method used was correlational analysis with a cross-sectional approach using the medical records of Type 2 DM patients at the Indonesian Christian University Hospital for the 2018-2021 period. The study's results obtained a sample of 60 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. It was more common in patients of the female sex, ages between 65-74 years, with excess BMI, housewife work, excess LDL levels, and triglyceride levels, which is normal. The correlation test between BMI and LDL was p = 0.588, with a chance ratio of 0.912. Between BMI and triglycerides was p = 0.704 with an odds ratio of 0.702. Spearman rank correlation analysis between BMI and LDL showed a p = 0.895 with r = -0.017. BMI and triglycerides showed a value of p = 0.523 and r = -0.084.