Abstract

Background:
Employment as such does not appear to be a risk factor for coronary heart disease and may in fact have a beneficial effect on health. Although there is at present a paucity of reliable data, several key points emerge. In general, working women are in better health than homemakers or unemployed women. Among working women perception of control over the job environment may be a more important predictor of risk than level of job stress. Health appears to be compromised most among women who perceive little control over their lives. Although multiple social roles of wife, mother, and employee seem to enhance health, too much intensity in any one role may be detrimental. Both physical and psychological factors significantly impact women's health, emphasizing the importance of integrated care that addresses the whole person, not just the disease. Therefore, our study aims to observe and compare the effects of serum total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglyceride levels between housewives and working women.

Aim: This study aims to observe and compare the effects of serum total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglyceride levels between housewives and working women.

Methods:
20 housewives and 20 working women subjects were selected. Data was collected through clinical evaluation, questionnaires, and lab investigations. Parametric tests, independent sample t-tests, and non-parametric Mann-Whitney tests have been applied to see the difference between the two groups.

Results:
The mean BMI is similar in both housewives and working women (p-value is 0.28). The mean total cholesterol levels are higher in the housewives group when compared to the working women group, but this difference is not found to be significant (p-value is 0.315).The mean HDL level is similar in both the housewives group and the working group (p-value is 0.778).

Conclusion:
There is no significant statistical difference in serum lipid profile and BMI in both housewives and working women. May be because of the small sample size, our study couldn’t find significant differences between the groups.

Key words: Keywords: lipids, BMI, Housewives, Working women