Research Article Atherogenic Index of Plasma and Anthropometric Measurements among Osteoporotic Postmenopausal Sudanese Women: Possible Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Abdelgadir Elmugadam , 1 Ghada A. Elfadil , 1 Abdalrahman Ismail Hamad, 1 Ahlam Badreldin El Shikieri , 2 Mawahib Aledrissy, 3 and Hisham N. Altayb 4 1 Department of Clinical Chemistry, College of Medical Laboratory Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan 2 Clinical Nutrition Department, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia 3 Faculty of Medicine, National Ribat University, Khartoum, Sudan 4 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Correspondence should be addressed to Ghada A. Elfadil; omheba04@gmail.com Received 28 May 2022; Revised 26 August 2022; Accepted 5 September 2022; Published 26 September 2022 Academic Editor: Carmela R. Balistreri Copyright © 2022 Abdelgadir Elmugadam et al. is is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Introduction. Data examining the health of menopausal women and the prevalence of osteoporosis remain to be limited in Africa, especially in sub-Saharan countries. us, in this current study, we aimed to assess the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) and anthropometric measurements of osteoporotic postmenopausal women and determine their risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods. is is a cross-sectional, community-based study. Postmenopausal women (n  300), aged ≥45 years, were recruited from Khartoum state, Sudan. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was used to assess bone density. Weight, height, and waist circumference were measured twice. Fasting blood samples (5 ml) were collected to determine total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). AIP was calculated as an indicator of CVD risk. Results. e mean age of the postmenopausal women was 61.6 ± 10.2 years (range 47–90 years). Women (n  80) had the normal T-score, and an equal number had osteoporosis (n  110) and osteopenia (n  110). e prevalence of osteoporosis was 36.7%. Many postmenopausal women with normal T-scores suffered from general (71.2%) and central (94%) obesity. Postmenopausal women had high TC (24.4%), TG (25.6%), LDL-C (13.7%), and low HDL-C (76.0%) levels. Osteoporotic women (36.4%) were found to have a medium to high risk of CVD as determined by AIP. Women with normal T- scores had a higher number of CVD risk factors. A positive correlation was noted between AIP and TC among osteopenic (r  0.292; P  0.002) and osteoporotic women (r  0.265; P < 0.001). Conclusion. Osteoporosis was prevalent among Sudanese postmenopausal women who also had an increased risk for CVD. Public health education about osteoporosis and CVD risk is thus recommended. 1. Introduction During menopause, which is defined as the end of a woman’s reproductive life, ovaries fail to produce enough estrogen. Consequently, postmenopausal women are prone to diseases including osteoporosis (OP), cardiovascular disease (CVD), and dyslipidemia [1]. Osteoporosis, a bone- thinning illness, can lead to fractures; it has emerged as a major public health concern [2]. Approximately 200 mil- lion people suffer from OP worldwide, with 9 million osteoporotic fractures occurring per year, 1.6 million of which impact the hip joint [3]. Low bone mineral density (BMD) has been identified as the primary cause of OP [4]. Aging, being female, having reduced physical activity levels, low calcium intake, and hypothyroidism are some of the risk factors for OP [4, 5]. Hindawi Journal of Aging Research Volume 2022, Article ID 1545127, 8 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1545127