title: [Physical activity and cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in general population].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Our purpose was to evaluate in a cross-section, populational study the association between daily physical activity and various metabolic and cardiovascular disease risk factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1226 randomly selected persons (aged 18-65 years) from a town in southeast Spain were evaluated for studying the association between the level of daily physical activity, both in and out of working hours, and the following variables: body mass index, plasma lipids, hypertension, obesity, altered baseline glycemia, and abnormal glucose tolerance.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The intensity of the physical activity at work was related negatively with insulin resistance and levels of LDL cholesterol, and positively with HDL cholesterol. The probability of hypertension, altered baseline glycemia, and abnormal glucose tolerance was greater in those undertaking less daily physical activity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Daily physical activity, considered as part of the lifestyle, is related with the presence of components of the metabolic syndrome. An increase in daily physical activity should contribute to improve preventible cardiovascular risk factors.
authors: Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición. Hospital Civil-Hospital Universitario Carlos Haya. Málaga. España. federico.soriguer.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
authors: Federico
authors: F
authors: Soriguer
authors: Gemma
authors: G
authors: Rojo Martínez
authors: Isabel
authors: I
authors: Esteva
authors: M Soledad
authors: MS
authors: Ruiz De Adana
authors: Marieta
authors: M
authors: Catalá
authors: M José
authors: MJ
authors: Merelo
authors: Francisco
authors: F
authors: Tinahones
authors: Fernando
authors: F
authors: Cardona
authors: Carmen
authors: C
authors: Dobarganes
authors: Antonio L
authors: AL
authors: Cuesta
authors: Manuela
authors: M
authors: Beltrán
authors: José M
authors: JM
authors: García Almeida
authors: Juan M
authors: JM
authors: Gómez Zumaquero
authors: Sonsoles
authors: S
authors: Morcillo
authors: Eduardo
authors: E
authors: García Fuentes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain