A Cross-Sectional Observational Study on The Cutaneous Manifestations of Obesity from Central West India

“Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems”. A hospital-based crosssectional study was conducted in the Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, central west part of India. The aim was to study various dermatological manifestations of obesity. A total of 107 subjects with clinical evidence of obesity were included (BMI>25 or waist circumference Men: >90 cm, women>80 cm). After taking consent, demographic details, height, weight, waist circumference, and cutaneous examination findings were recorded. Investigations like fasting plasma glucose level, post prandial plasma glucose level, serum lipid profile, and fasting serum insulin level were also performed. The mean age of the study subjects was 38.27 years with over half of the subjects (55.1%) being 40 years or below. Female predominance was seen among study subjects with 79.4% females to 20.6% males