The relationship of cardiorespiratory variables, blood lipids, amount and distribution of fat in middle aged men.
68 middle aged men (43.8 +/- 7.4 years) without apparent health problems were examined. Medical check up, individual and family history, physical performance test on a bicycle ergometer, blood lipid level (total, T-, HDL-, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides) and anthropometric measurements were executed. No serious health problems and complaints were assessed. Average values of body mass index (BMI = 26.7 +/- 3.4 kg/m2 and the percentage of depot fat (20.8 +/- 4.2%) were increased according to standard values. Waist/hip ratio was 0.9 +/- 0.1. Nearly a quarter of men was evaluated as obese. The results of work load test on a bicycle ergometer showed adequate results, however especially the diastolic blood pressure was increased in 11.5% of men at rest, and in an approximately same number of men there appeared the symptoms of cardiac ischemia after the work load. The prevalence of hypertension according to WHO criteria was 9.6%. TCH was 5.35 +/- 1.04, HDL 1.11 +/- 0.19, and triglycerides 1.81 +/- 0.77 mmol/l. Atherogenic index was 4.9 +/- 1.1. Glycemia was 5.04 +/- 0.66 mmol/l. In more than 20% of men there appeared risk values of blood lipids. -Indices evaluated from anthropometric measurements such as waist/hip ratio correlated significantly with blood lipids (positive correlation: total cholesterol, triglycerides, atherogenic index) and/or the level of physical performance (negative correlation), which indicated the possibility to use them as simple markers of cardiovascular risk in larger population samples examined under field conditions.
Parízková
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IVth Department of Internal Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Pousek
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Vĕtvicka
J
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Liska
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D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D001794:Blood Pressure; D018153:Czech Republic; D005080:Exercise Test; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D008055:Lipids