Title
Trends to increased body fat and blood pressure of university students in two cohorts (2009-2014)
Other title
[Tendencias al incremento de la adiposidad corporal y la presión arterial de jóvenes universitarios en dos cohortes (2009-2014)]
Date Issued
01 January 2015
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidad Autonoma de Chile
Universidad Estadual de Campinas
Publisher(s)
Grupo Aula Medica S.A.
Abstract
Objective: 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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). Conclusion: 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.
Start page
2551
End page
2558
Volume
32
Issue
6
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Anatomía, Morfología
Sistema cardiaco, Sistema cardiovascular
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84949986176
PubMed ID
Source
Nutricion Hospitalaria
ISSN of the container
02121611
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus