An increase level of acylation stimulating protein is correlated with metabolic risk markers in North Indian obese women.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The present study was to investigate the association between serum acylation stimulating protein (ASP) level with metabolic risk factors in North Indian obese women.

METHODS: This is a case control study, total n=322 women aged between 20 and 45 years (n=162 with metabolic syndrome & n=160 without metabolic syndrome) were recruited for the study according to National Cholesterol Education Program Treatment Panel (NCEPATP) guidelines. Serum ASP level were determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.

RESULTS: Results indicated that circulating ASP and other metabolic risk factors (waist circumference, triglycerides, fasting plasma glucose etc) were significantly higher in women with metabolic syndrome (WmetS) than in women without syndrome (WometS) (p<0.001). Furthermore circulating ASP was significantly higher possitively correlated with waist circumference (r=0.51, p<0.001), triglyceride (r=0.56, p<0.001), glucose (r=0.70, p<0.001), and negatively correlated with high density lipoprotein(r=-0.56, p<0.001) in women with metabolic syndrome.

CONCLUSIONS: Conclusively circulating ASP was found to be significantly associated with hyperlipidemia, obesity and obesity related disorders in North Indian obese women.