Victor Contreras-Mellado1, Catalina Vilchez-Avaca2, Rossana Gomez-Campos3, Cristian Luarte-Rocha4, Marco A Cossio Bolaños5. 1. Programa de actividad física y deporte, Universidad de Talca, Chile. Magister en Ciencias de la Actividad Física, Universidad Católica del Maule Talca, Chile.. choconga@hotmail.com. 2. Programa de actividad física y deporte, Universidad de Talca, Chile. Magister en Ciencias de la Actividad Física, Universidad Católica del Maule Talca, Chile.. chaningc1@yahoo.com. 3. Instituto de Actividad Física y Salud, Universidad Autonoma de Chile, Chile. Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Perú. Facultad de Educación Física, Universidad Estadual de Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brasil.. rossanagomez_c@hotmail.com. 4. Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción, Chile.. rpcafd@gmail.com. 5. Facultad de Educación Física, Universidad Estadual de Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brasil. Departamento de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, Uiversidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile.. mcossio1972@hotmail.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: a) describe changes in body adiposity, b) quantify the increase in blood pressure and c) verify if blood pressure increases according to the categories of body fatness in two cohorts (2009-2014) in university students. METHODS: two transverse measurements made in 2009 and 2014. The 2009 sample consisted of 309 university students (138 men and 171 women) and 2014 by 319 young people (136 men and 183 women) were compared. Weight, height, body mass index, waist circumference and systolic and diastolic blood pressure were evaluated. RESULTS: males were significantly increased body adiposity (BMI = 1.9 kg/m2 and CC = 6.4 cm), (p < 0.001), while women increased blood pressure (DBP = 5.7 mmHg and SBP = 6.6 mmHg) as a function of body fat in a range of 5 years (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: males increased their body fat, while women increased blood pressure. The results suggest the adoption of healthy lifestyles to combat excess weight and the presence of hypertension in young students. Copyright AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2014. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.
OBJECTIVE: a) describe changes in body adiposity, b) quantify the increase in blood pressure and c) verify if blood pressure increases according to the categories of body fatness in two cohorts (2009-2014) in university students. METHODS: two transverse measurements made in 2009 and 2014. The 2009 sample consisted of 309 university students (138 men and 171 women) and 2014 by 319 young people (136 men and 183 women) were compared. Weight, height, body mass index, waist circumference and systolic and diastolic blood pressure were evaluated. RESULTS: males were significantly increased body adiposity (BMI = 1.9 kg/m2 and CC = 6.4 cm), (p < 0.001), while women increased blood pressure (DBP = 5.7 mmHg and SBP = 6.6 mmHg) as a function of body fat in a range of 5 years (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: males increased their body fat, while women increased blood pressure. The results suggest the adoption of healthy lifestyles to combat excess weight and the presence of hypertension in young students. Copyright AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2014. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.