[Physical activity and cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in general population].
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.
Soriguer
Federico
F
Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición. Hospital Civil-Hospital Universitario Carlos Haya. Málaga. España. federico.soriguer.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
Rojo Martínez
Gemma
G
Esteva
Isabel
I
Ruiz De Adana
M Soledad
MS
Catalá
Marieta
M
Merelo
M José
MJ
Tinahones
Francisco
F
Cardona
Fernando
F
Dobarganes
Carmen
C
Cuesta
Antonio L
AL
Beltrán
Manuela
M
García Almeida
José M
JM
Gómez Zumaquero
Juan M
JM
Morcillo
Sonsoles
S
García Fuentes
Eduardo
E
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