Published on: July 2026
POSTPRANDIAL SERUM TRIGLYCERIDE AND GLUCOSE LEVELS IN OBESE VERSUS NON-OBESE YOUNG ADULTS: A COMPARATIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Marli Ango Avolu Kotso Jackricky N Sangma Linanku Deori Tanuja Deori Philip Pegu Yoezer Sony Tshomo Babul Deori Gunlu Gangmei Samir Moirangthem
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Background: Obesity is a major global health concern associated with dyslipidaemia, insulin resistance, and increased cardiovascular risk. Because individuals spend much of the day in a postprandial state, postprandial metabolic parameters may provide a more sensitive assessment of early metabolic dysfunction than fasting measurements.
Objective: To compare postprandial serum triglyceride and blood glucose concentrations between obese and non-obese young adults using Asian body mass index (BMI) criteria.
Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among 52 participants (18–30 years) at Assam down town University, Guwahati, India. Participants were classified as obese (n = 24; BMI ≥25 kg/m²) or non-obese (n = 28; BMI 18.5–22.9 kg/m²). Postprandial blood glucose was measured by the glucose oxidase–peroxidase (GOD-POD) method, and serum triglycerides were determined using the glycerol phosphate oxidase (GPO) enzymatic method. Group comparisons were performed using Welch's independent-samples t-test, Mann–Whitney U test, and chi-square test.
Results: Mean postprandial glucose levels were comparable between obese and non-obese participants (86.52 ± 37.44 vs. 89.84 ± 35.13 mg/dL; p = 0.74). Serum triglyceride concentrations were numerically higher in the obese group (211.50 ± 166.28 vs. 195.75 ± 132.29 mg/dL), but the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.71). Sensitivity analysis after excluding triglyceride outliers produced similar findings, and sex distribution did not differ significantly between groups.
Conclusion: Obese young adults demonstrated a non-significant trend toward higher postprandial triglyceride concentrations, whereas postprandial glucose levels were similar to those of non-obese individuals. Larger, adequately powered multicentre studies are needed to clarify the relationship between obesity and postprandial metabolic alterations.
Keywords: Obesity; Body Mass Index; Postprandial Period; Blood Glucose; Triglycerides; Dyslipidaemia; Insulin Resistance; Young Adults.
How to Cite this Paper
Ango, M., Kotso, A., Sangma, J. N., Deori, L., Deori, T., Pegu, P., Tshomo, Y. S., Deori, B., Gangmei, G. & Moirangthem, S. (2026). Postprandial Serum Triglyceride and Glucose Levels in Obese versus Non-Obese Young Adults: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, <i>02</i>(7), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i7.181
Ango, Marli, et al.. "Postprandial Serum Triglyceride and Glucose Levels in Obese versus Non-Obese Young Adults: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, vol. 02, no. 7, 2026, pp. 1-9. doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i7.181.
Ango, Marli,Avolu Kotso,Jackricky Sangma,Linanku Deori,Tanuja Deori,Philip Pegu,Yoezer Tshomo,Babul Deori,Gunlu Gangmei, and Samir Moirangthem. "Postprandial Serum Triglyceride and Glucose Levels in Obese versus Non-Obese Young Adults: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management 02, no. 7 (2026): 1-9. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i7.181.
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