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Background : Obesity has become a major worldwide health problem. Therefore, the associated morbidity, mortality and both medical and economical costs are expected to increase as well. the prevalence of obesity vary by social determinants and gender. Purposes : to investigate the association between obesity and dyslipidemia among Indonesian adult women base on demographic factors Methods:. A Biomedical data of Basic Health Research collected in urban area in Indonesia 2007 was used. A total 7248 women (aged 18-97) was analyzed. Obesity was expressed as Body mass index (BMI ≥ 25 kg/㎡ ) and waist circumference (≥ 80 cm). High total cholesterol ( ≥ 200 mg/dl), low HDL cholesterol (< 40 mg/dl), high LDL cholesterol (≥ 100 mg/dl) and high apolipoprotein B (≥ 101 mg/dl) Result : there are significant association between obesity (BMI ≥ 25 kg/㎡ ) and waist circumference (≥ 80 cm) and dyslipidemia (p <0.05) on demographic factors, except to the age group ≥ 40 years, high total cholesterol and high LDL cholesterol and obesity (BMI ≥ 25 kg / ㎡) on the level of education ≤ SD which is not significant (p> 0.05). Conclusion : it is a current recommendation strongly for women obesity