title: Ten-year cardiovascular risk assessment in university students.
abstract: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for more than half of all deaths in the European region. The aim of the study was to compare body composition, blood pressure, total cholesterol (TC) and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), family history, activity behaviors, and the 10-year risk of having a heart attack between 166 university students (21.62 ± 2.59 yrs) from Utah (USA) and 198 students (22.11 ± 2.51 yrs) from Hungary. Ninety-two percent of the Hungarian students and 100% of the Utah students had an estimated 10-year Framingham risk score of 1% or less. The high prevalence of low risk was primarily due to the young age of study participants, healthy body composition and non-smoking behavior. Hungarians who had higher 10-year risk of heart attack had significantly higher waist hip ratio (WHR), TC, diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and were smokers compared to those Hungarians with lower risk. The self-reported physical activity levels between the two groups of students were not different. In conclusion the young men and women who participated in this study were, for the most part healthy; however the smoking habits and the lower physical activity of the Hungarian students likely elevated their risk of CVD.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis University Department of Health Sciences and Sport Medicine, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science Budapest Hungary.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uvacsek
authors.affiliation: Qatar University Sport Science Program Doha Qatar.
authors.forename: Zs
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kneffel
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis University Department of Health Sciences and Sport Medicine, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science Budapest Hungary.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tóth
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young University Provo Utah USA.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young University Provo Utah USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vehrs
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young University Provo Utah USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Myrer
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young University Provo Utah USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hager
mesh_terms: D050154:Adiposity; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D013997:Time Factors; D014495:Universities; D014589:Utah / Q000453:epidemiology; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D002784:Cholesterol
keywords: blood lipids; body mass index; cardiovascular risk; smoking; university students