Obesity indicators and factors associated with cardiovascular risk in subjects enrolled in a physical activity university program

BACKGROUND: Uncertainty still exists whether physical activity (PA) and cardiovascular fitness (CF) contribute separately to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study examined the associations of PA and CF on individual as well as clustered CVD…

OBJECTIVE: To study the impact of physical activity on glycemic control and plasma lipids HDL cholesterol (HDL-C), HDL-C subfractions, triglycerides, lipoprotein(a), blood pressure, weight, and abdominal fat and to determine the necessary short-term…

Numerous observational (epidemiological surveys) or interventional (controlled trials) studies demonstrated that regular physical activity increases insulin sensitivity in normal subjects and decreases insulin resistance in patients with obesity…

Objective: To identify factors associated with changes in physical activity in adolescent girls at risk for seden- tary lifestyles and obesity. Design: A cohort study was performed with 201 high school girls recruited to participate in an evaluation…

OBJECTIVES: To asses the prevalence of target organ damage (TOD) and factors associated with cardiovascular events in subjects with refractory hypertension. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 146 patients with clinical diagnosis of…

Cardiovascular risk factors are known to be associated with the presence of erectile dysfunction (ED), and ED is more common in men with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The Princeton Guidelines provide a strategy for assessing cardiac risk and…

To investigate whether GGT (gamma-glutamyltransferase) is associated to specific redox patterns. GGT, total and reduced aminothiols and malondialdehyde, were measured in 150 subjects (83 males, 48 (39-56) years), with none, one or more risk factors.…

Background: As many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased fat mass (FM) and increased frequency of cardiovascular diseases we evaluated if total physical activity (MET-hours) had impact on body composition and cardiovascular risk…

The relationships between different levels of participation in physical activity and biological indices of cardiovascular risk were examined in a sample of 6814 male and female adults who took part in a national risk factor prevalence survey.…

Physical activity at work and during leisure time, physical fitness, and cardiovascular risk factors are analysed in a birth cohort of 577 Danish men examined in 1976 at age 40 and in 1987 at age 51. Despite increasing age, the physical activity…