title: [Cardiovascular risk factors among university students].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cardiovascular diseases are related to particular lifestyle patterns and the presence of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the presence of CVRF in students from Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh).
  
  
  METHODS
  CVRF were evaluated in 385 university students aged 17 to 26years (63% women). Personal background, lifestyle, anthropometry, blood pressure, serum lipids and blood glucose were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty eight percent of evaluated students had sedentary habits, 19% had high LDL cholesterol levels, 40% had high blood pressure, 28% smoked, 29% were overweight or obese and 20% had some stress level.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a high frequency of non-healthy lifestyles and cardiovascular risk factors in this sample of university students.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile. mmartin3@uach.cl
authors.forename: María Adela
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Martínez S
authors.forename: Ana María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Leiva O
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sotomayor C
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Victoriano R
authors.forename: Ana María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Von Chrismar P
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pineda B
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult