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Obesity is a disease characterized by excessive accumulation of adipose tissue. The lipid profile is defined by the biochemical determination of Total Cholesterol (TC), HDLCholesterol (HDL-c), Triglycerides (TG) and LDL-Cholesterol (LDL-c), and it is possible that TC, LDL-c and TG when outside normal values may cause increased visceral fat (VF) and vice versa. This study aimed to verify the correlation between% Body Fat (%BF), VF and dyslipidemia. 139 participants, 21 men with a mean age of 68.04 ± 7.99 and 118 women with a mean age of 62.16 ± 11.79, were submitted to %VF evaluation and 12-hour fasting blood collection. As a result, it was found that when the correlation between %BF and VF was performed there was a moderate (R=0.458) and significant (p<0.0001) correlation. Regarding %BF and lipid profile components, our data showed that in women with% BF outside the healthy parameters (OHP), 63.50% had HDL-c OHP. As for VF, most men had VFOHP and of these 52.60% had HDL-c FPS, in women with VFOHP, 63.20% had HDL-c OHP. However, when the correlation test between VF, %BF and each component of the lipid profile was performed, there was a weak and inverse correlation between VF x HDL and weak positive correlation between VF x TG. It is concluded, therefore, that the increased %BF causes an increase in VF and in relation to %BF and lipid profile no significant correlations were observed, however, VF causes a decrease in HDL-c and an increase in TG in this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]