The influence of lifestyle on cardio-metabolic risk in students from Timisoara University Center

Oraviţan, Mihaela; Avram, Claudiu; Iurciuc, Stela; Mergheş, Petru; Almăjan-Guţă, Bogdan

doi:10.2478/tperj-2013-0010

Abstract

This study is a part of the activities in a cross border cooperation project that has proposed the management of obesity and cardio-metabolic risk at students from Timisoara and Szeged university centres. The target group of Timisoara University Center was formed out of 600 students enrolled in the four major universities from Timisoara; target group students were questioned about their lifestyle and were evaluated anthropometric parameters, body composition and arterial stiffness; based on questionnaires was determine too the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes mellitus type II. Analysis of the results revealed the strong correlations between lifestyle and cardio-metabolic risk in these students.

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The influence of lifestyle on cardio-metabolic risk in students from Timisoara University Center

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