[Table/Fig-2]:

Proportion of normal and abnormal obesity indices and lipid values in the study sample.

Variable	Normal	Abnormal
Waist circumference (WC)	131 (65.5 %)	69 (34.5 %)
Body mass index (BMI)	94 (47 %)	106 (53 %)
Total cholesterol (TC)	177 (88.5 %)	23 (11.5 %)
Triglycerides (TGL)	151 (75.5 %)	49 (24.5 %)
Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)	173 (86.5 %)	27 (13.5 %)
High density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)	102 (51 %)	98 (49 %)

Numbers outside parentheses indicate the counts. Numbers within parentheses indicate the proportions. Normal WC and normal BMI were defined by International Diabetic Federation [12] and World Health Organisation [13] criteria respectively Normal lipid profile values were defined by NCEP ATP III criteria [16]