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Background: One of the best non-invasive methods for measure of anthropometric indicators is bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). This method is able present a lot of information about body tissue composition in minimum time with high accuracy. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between Body mass indexes (BMI), Body Fat percentage (%BF), Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) as anthropometric indexes with lipid profiles as important risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Methods: This study carried out with 110 subjects (65 males and 45 females) 23-59 year with mean age 39.65±7.42 years old. Body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (%BF), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), lipid profile and glycaemia were the variables assessed. Results: BMI, BF% and WHR were higher among females, and BMI, %BF were higher among males. The most evident correlation was verified between BF% and WHR for men (r=0.824; p<0.001) as much as for women (r=0.914; p<0.001). Among females, %BF and WHR was more strongly related to BMI(r=0.89; r=0.866; p<0.001) than among men. In the analysis between anthropometric variables and lipid profile, it was observed that the most evident correlation happened in males, between BMI and TC, LDL-c, LDLc/ HDL-c ,C/HDL-c (r=0.912; r=0.913; r=0.875; r= 0.798;p<0.001 respectively),BF% and LDL-c(r=0.855; p<0.001), WHR and TC , LDL-c (r=0.817; r=0.792; p<0.001 respectively),and in females between BMI and TG, TG/HDL-c, LDL-c(r=0.89; r=0.866; r=0.855; p<0.001respectively), BF% with TG ,TG/HDL-c and VLDL(r=0.78; r=0.811; r=0.716; p<0.001 respectively),and WHR with TG/HDL-c (r=0.790; p<0.001).Glycaemia was not correlated to any anthropometric indicators. Conclusions:It is concluded that anthropometric indicators in particular BMI, compared with BF% and WHR is the best screening measure for cardiovascular risk factors in staff personnel of Iranian Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University.