Family history is an early predictor of obesity,diabetes and hypertension in adults

Background: family history conveys information on genes and environment shared by close relatives. objective: to study the relation between family history of diabetes and hypertension with lipid profile and bmi in medical students. place of study: the study was done on students of third year of fjmu lahore. methods: seventy students were selected. family history of diabetes and hypertension was noted. their bmi was calculated. serum cholesterol,serum triglycerides and serum lipoproteins (hdl,ldl) were carried out by standard kit methods. results: the study showed that there was significant increase in values of bmi in group c and d (p<0.05) when compared with control group (a) and there was non- significant increase in serum cholesterol and serum triglyceride in group b and decrease in serum hdl levels in group b,c and d as compared to group a (control group) conclusion: family history of diabetes and hypertension was shown to be a significant predictor of diabetes,hypertension and obesity. we advocate the inclusion of family history assessment in public health prevention and screening programs.