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- How to cite: Meena S .same[Review of the article 'Association Of Subcutaneous Fat With Some Anthropometric Characteristics And Lipid Profile In Vegetarian And Non-vegetarian Middle Aged Menopausal Women Of Central India ' by Koley S].WebmedCentral 2010;1(12):WMCRW00285
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General Comments:
The general focus of the authors to understand the relationship between
body fat deposits and metabolic syndrome conditions which are risk factors for
cardiovascular disease is a timely topic that can inform about disease risk for Indian
women. The authors have invested a considerable amount of time and energy into this
paper. The paper is presented in a broad and general manner.Specific Comments:
Title:
The title of the paper starts off not providing a clear focus of what the authors wish
to find from this paper. The title speaks about associations of body fat with lipids in
vegetarian and non-vegetarian Indian women. The title is quite general and does not lead
to an expectation of what outcome to expect.Introduction:
There is no discussion in the introduction as to why vegetarian and non-vegetarian
women are included in this study. Should one expect that being a vegetarian (since meat
typically contain more cholesterol) will have a more favorable lipid profile? If there is no
difference, why separate the two groups?Purpose:
The purpose “an attempt made to investigate the relationship of subcutaneous
abdominal fat with lipid profile along with some anthropometric variables in vegetarian
and non-vegetarian middle aged menopausal women of central India” does not provide
an opportunity to find a helpful outcome from this study. After discovering the
relationship(s), what new and helpful insights are learned? Since body fat and the
lipids are metabolic syndrome variables and are independent indicators of CVD risks,
one would expect that the relationships would not be strong. The purpose appears to
be a shotgun approach where the analysis is completed hoping that something good is
discovered.Methods:
The methods are appropriate for what the authors are proposing to accomplish.Statistical Analysis:
The statistical analyses are appropriate for what the authors are attempting to accomplish.
However, an ANOVA where the lipids are used to estimate body fat may provide a better
picture of the relative strength of the relationship for the individual lipid variables with
body fat.Results:
The expressed results provide little new information. The results essentially state that
the relationships were similar for vegetarian and non-vegetarian women and there are
essentially no relationships among lipids and body fat in Indian women.Discussion:
The first statement in the discussion is confusing. It states that “early post menopausal
status is associated with a preferential increase in subcutaneous abdominal fat that is
independent of age and total body fat mass”. Are the authors sure that a (preferential
increase in subcutaneous fat) an increase in subcutaneous fat is desirable?Tables:
Are generally ok, but could include additional data such as age.General Summary:
The authors provide little information about the participants other than their menopausal
status. Were the women sedentary, taking medication, or over fat. The authors discuss
body fat, but do not report %fat values for the women. Were any of the women obese
and other not obese, and if so did that affect the outcome? -
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None - How to cite: Brandon L .Association of subcutaneous fat with some anthropometric characteristics and lipid profile in vegetarian and non-vegetarian middle aged menopausal women of central India.[Review of the article 'Association Of Subcutaneous Fat With Some Anthropometric Characteristics And Lipid Profile In Vegetarian And Non-vegetarian Middle Aged Menopausal Women Of Central India ' by Koley S].WebmedCentral 2010;1(11):WMCRW00155
- Other Comments: This brief article adds to the body of knowledge in the field of obesity related health concerns. Whereas the measurements, methods and statistics used are appropriate, there is a major flaw in pooling subjects who are pre-, peri-, and menopausal. For this study, the term menopausal should be eliminated entirely in title and discussion. If this is an on-going study, it would be very interesting to see the differences between and among pre- and post-menopausal and vegetarian and non-vegetarian (2 x 2 design) women as "n" increases. I would also suggest that the author would benefit from having his articles edited by an English-speaking expert prior to submission as there are some awkward phrasing and word usage throughout the article.
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None - How to cite: Melton S A.Koley's article.10/2010[Review of the article 'Association Of Subcutaneous Fat With Some Anthropometric Characteristics And Lipid Profile In Vegetarian And Non-vegetarian Middle Aged Menopausal Women Of Central India ' by Koley S].WebmedCentral 2010;1(10):WMCRW0080
First of all congratulates the author for this wonderful and useful studies lacking in the indian resarch scenario with normative data in partiuclars. Samples scatterd in the present study was differently from two groups. The study would have been better valued if samlpes were from either punjabi or jain community. As of the study design it is cohort study, I request author to continue this and produce more relevant in particulars.
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I have done my Under Graduation Project work in the anthropometric measurements in Type II Diabetes Mellitus patients.