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AuthorUvacsek, Martina
AuthorKneffel, Zs.
AuthorToth, M.
AuthorJohnson, A.W.
AuthorVehrs, P.
AuthorMyrer, J.W.
AuthorHager, R.
Available date2016-05-26T12:20:03Z
Publication Date2014-09
Publication NameActa Physiologica Hungarica
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CitationUvacsek, M., Kneffel, Z., Toth, M., Johnson, A.W., Vehrs, P., Myrer, J.W., Hager, R. "Ten-year cardiovascular risk assessment in university students" (2014) Acta Physiologica Hungarica, 101 (3), pp. 321-328.
ISSN0231-424X
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1556/APhysiol.101.2014.3.7
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/4583
AbstractCardiovascular 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.
Languageen
PublisherAkademiai Kiado
Subjectblood lipids
body mass index
cardiovascular risk
smoking
university students
TitleTen-year cardiovascular risk assessment in university students
TypeArticle
Pagination321-328
Issue Number3
Volume Number101
dc.accessType Open Access


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