title: [The effect of body weight change on cardiovascular risk factors].
abstract: Changes in cardiovascular risk factors and body weight were correlated in 568 professional males from 17 to 57 years of age. Measurements of weight, height, body mass index, blood pressure and fasting levels of blood sugar, triglycerides, total and HDL cholesterol were obtained in 1980 and again in 1985. A significant correlation was found between body mass index and blood pressure, total cholesterol, total/HDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol (p < 0.005), triglycerides (p < 0.001) and blood sugar (p < 0.05). Changes in body weight during the study period were correlated to changes in total cholesterol (p < 0.001), triglycerides (p < 0.05) and diastolic blood pressure (p < 0.005). Thus, obesity is correlated to the presence of cardiovascular risk factors. Its modification may influence development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Endocrinología, Metabolismo y Nutrición, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Borghesi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maíz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arteaga
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001835:Body Weight; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D015430:Weight Gain; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: Efecto del cambio de peso corporal sobre los factores de riesgo cardiovascular.