Obesity and dyslipidemia among young general physicians in Iran

This study describes overweight, obesity and dyslipidemia in young general physicians aged 26–40 years in Rasht City, northern Iran. A random sample of 272 physicians (137 men and 135 women) was studied. Data on age, body weight, height and original weight were collected; and blood lipid levels were measured. The findings showed that the prevalence of overweight/obesity among men and women were 54.5% and 13.3% respectively. High serum LDL-c levels (54.5%) and low serum level of HDL-c (66.7%) was the main feature of dyslipidemia in the study men and women, respectively. These data showed that overweight and blood lipid abnormality is highly prevalent in this group of young physicians. The increasing prevalence of obesity in the Iranian medical professions is a cause for concern.