title: Metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and other cardiovascular risk factors in university students.
abstract: A cross-sectional population-based study using questionnaire and anthropometric data was conducted on 968 university students of São Luís, Brazil, from which 590 showed up for blood collection. In the statistical analysis the Student t-test, Mann-Whitney and chi-square tests were used. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome by the Joint Interim Statement (JIS) criteria was 20.5%, almost three times more prevalent in men (32.2%) than in women (13.5%) (P < 0.001). The prevalence of insulin resistance was 7.3% and the prevalence of low HDL-cholesterol was high (61.2%), both with no statistically significant differences by sex. Men showed a higher percentage of smoking, overweight, high blood pressure, high blood glucose and increased fasting hypertriglyceridemia. Women were more sedentary. University students of private institutions had higher prevalences of sedentary lifestyle, obesity, abdominal obesity, elevated triglycerides and metabolic syndrome than students from public institutions. High prevalences of metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and other cardiovascular risk factors were found in this young population. This suggests that the burden of these diseases in the future will be increased.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, josebbarbosa@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: José Bonifácio
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, josebbarbosa@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: Alcione Miranda
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.affiliation: UFMA, São Luís, MA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcelo Mesquita
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.affiliation: UFMA, São Luís, MA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Márcio Mesquita
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, josebbarbosa@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: Carolina Abreu
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, josebbarbosa@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: Poliana Cristina de Almeida
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, josebbarbosa@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: Jessica Magalhães
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.affiliation: Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia, Recife, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria do Carmo Lacerda
authors.initials: Mdo C
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, josebbarbosa@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: Eduarda Gomes
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Bogea
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, josebbarbosa@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: Antônio Augusto Moura
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: da Silva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009765:Obesity; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult