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Introduction: Changes in nutritional status are frequently seen in chronic respiratory pts and are considered as comorbidities. Overweight pts have better prognosis than cachectic pts. Mid-thigh fat (MTF) is more used for assessment than peritoneal fat (PF). Aims and objectives: If any correlation between peritoneal fat and mid-thigh fat in a lot of 24 consecutive chronic respiratory pts. Methods: 24 chronic respiratory pts (mean age 62.87; SD 13.05; M 11/45.8%; F 13/54.2%; ; IFP 13/54.2%; COPD 5/20.8%; chronic bronchitis 4/16.7%; emphysema 1/4.2%; TB sequela 1/4.2%) were evaluated for age, gender, body mass index, waist-to-hip ration (WHR), hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes, dyslipidemia, thyroid disease, alcohol and tobacco consumption. PF and MTF were assessed with a Toshiba Aplio 500 ultrasound machine. Results: 3 pts/12.5% are normal weight, 6/25.0% are overweight, 9/37.5% are obese class I, 4/16.7% obese class II and 2/8.3% obese class III. Less than half of pts have normal WHR: 6 M/46.2% have WHR under 0.95; 5 F/ 38.5% have WHR under 0.85. PF has medium correlation with WHR (r=0.365, p Conclusions: Smoking and alcohol intake will increase PF. MTF is strongly correlated with the gender. There is no significant correlation between PT and MTF. Soft tissue deposits is the abdomen and on the thigh are probably due to different mechanisms. Physical activity, with regular muscle contractions, is supposed to have an important influence over MTF.