title: The association between cardiovascular risk factors and anthropometric obesity indicators in university students in São Luís in the State of Maranhão, Brazil.
abstract: The article aims to evaluate the relation between cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) and anthropometric indicators in a sample of university students from São Luís-MA, Brazil. It is a cross-sectional study conducted with 968 university students, with median age of 22. Glycemia, triglycerides, HDL-c, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, metabolic syndrome (Joint Interim Statement criteria) and insulin resistance (IR), were associated and correlated with anthropometric indicators such as BMI, WC, WHR and WHtR. Associations were found between TGL, SH, SM and higher values of all anthropometric variables. The RI was associated with higher BMI values and WHtR in men and women. The low HDL-c was associated with higher values of all anthropometric variables in women. Consumption of alcohol was associated with higher values of BMI and WC in women and WHR in men and WHtR. Smoking was associated with higher values of WHtR in both sexes. Physical inactivity was associated with higher values of WHR in men only. The highest correlations were established for women between TGL and BMI CC, WHR and WHtR. The indicators most associated with CVRF were BMI, WC and WHtR in females and WHR and WHtR in men.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Nutrição, Departamento de Nutrição e Saúde, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brasil, carol.103@me.com.
authors.forename: Carolina Abreu
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Nutrição, Departamento de Nutrição e Saúde, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brasil, carol.103@me.com.
authors.forename: Poliana Cristina de Almeida
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Pública, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Maranhão.
authors.forename: José Bonifácio
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Nutrição, Universidade Estadual do Ceará.
authors.forename: Soraia Pinheiro
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Pública, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Maranhão.
authors.forename: Alcione Miranda
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Pública, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Maranhão.
authors.forename: Antonio Augusto Moura
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: da Silva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001837:Body Weights and Measures; D001938:Brazil; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult