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- Title
TENDENCIAS AL INCREMENTO DE LA ADIPOSIDAD CORPORAL Y LA PRESIÓN ARTERIAL DE JÓVENES UNIVERSITARIOS EN DOS COHORTES (2009-2014).
- Authors
Contreras Mellado, Victor; Vilchez Avaca, Catalina; Gómez-Campos, Rossana; Luarte Rocha, Cristian; Cossio-Bolaños, Marco; Gomez-Campos, Rossana; Cossio Bolaños, Marco A
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>a) describe changes in body adiposity, b) quantify the increase in blood pressure and c) verify if blood pressure increases according to the categories of body fatness in two cohorts (2009-2014) in university students.<bold>Methods: </bold>two transverse measurements made in 2009 and 2014. The 2009 sample consisted of 309 university students (138 men and 171 women) and 2014 by 319 young people (136 men and 183 women) were compared. Weight, height, body mass index, waist circumference and systolic and diastolic blood pressure were evaluated.<bold>Results: </bold>males were significantly increased body adiposity (BMI = 1.9 kg/m2 and CC = 6.4 cm), (p < 0.001), while women increased blood pressure (DBP = 5.7 mmHg and SBP = 6.6 mmHg) as a function of body fat in a range of 5 years (p < 0.001).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>males increased their body fat, while women increased blood pressure. The results suggest the adoption of healthy lifestyles to combat excess weight and the presence of hypertension in young students.
- Publication
Nutrición Hospitalaria, 2015, Vol 32, Issue 6, p2551
- ISSN
0212-1611
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3305/nh.2015.32.6.9784