[Analysis of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Associated with Obesity in Young People].

IF 0.5 4区医学 Q4 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

Kardiologiya Pub Date : 2025-06-02 DOI:10.18087/cardio.2025.5.n2827

E I Zimakova, A G Plisyuk, E S Krasilnikova, I A Orlova

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Abstract

Aim: To study the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (RFs) associated with obesity in young people studying at a multidisciplinary university, as well as to analyze the awareness of students about the potential relationship between these RFs and cardiovascular diseases.

Material and methods: This cross-sectional study included in the final analysis 1158 students of the Moscow State University without known chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs). Participants filled out a standard "Questionnaire for persons under 65 years of age to identify CNCDs, their RFs, and the use of non-prescribed narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances", which included a question to identify individuals with a high level of physical activity (PA), as well as an additional questionnaire with open-ended questions on RFs for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).

Results: The prevalence of obesity in young people studying at the multidisciplinary university was 5.0%, overweight 13.6%, and abdominal obesity (AO) 12.7%. Correlation analysis showed that the body mass index (BMI) had weak but significant relationships with systolic blood pressure (r = 0.434; p < 0.001), total cholesterol (r = 0.170; p < 0.001), and blood glucose (r = 0.185; p < 0.001). Young people with obesity consumed significantly less vegetables and fruits than those with normal BMI (p=0.032). There were more smokers among overweight and obese patients (p=0.019), probably due to an unhealthy behavior pattern in general. Unhealthy diet was named as a RF for CVD by ⅔ of the surveyed young people; more than ¾ were aware of the negative impact of low PA on the cardiovascular system. Obesity was named as a RF by less than 20% of the respondents regardless of gender. The awareness of students with obesity or overweight about obesity as a RF for CVD was generally higher than in the general group (p<0.001). However, only 41.3% of those with a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or more named obesity as a RF for CVD.

Conclusion: Understanding the prevalence of behavioral RFs for CVD, awareness of the related risks, and the need to maintain health among young people is critical for prevention of CVD. Interventions targeting university students should promote healthy eating behavior, increased PA, and weight control.

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[青少年肥胖相关心血管危险因素分析]。

目的：研究与肥胖相关的心血管危险因素（RFs）在某多学科大学在校学生中的流行情况，并分析学生对这些RFs与心血管疾病之间潜在关系的认识。材料和方法：这项横断面研究最终分析了1158名莫斯科国立大学无已知慢性非传染性疾病（cncd）的学生。参与者填写了一份标准的“ 65岁以下人士调查问卷，以确定非传染性疾病、他们的射频以及非处方麻醉药品和精神药物的使用情况”，其中包括一个问题，以确定高水平体育活动（PA）的个人，以及另一份问卷，其中有关于心血管疾病射频的开放式问题。结果：在多学科大学学习的青少年肥胖率为5.0%，超重率为13.6%，腹部肥胖（AO）为12.7%。相关分析显示，体重指数（BMI）与收缩压呈弱但显著相关(r = 0.434；p & lt;0.001)，总胆固醇(r = 0.170；p & lt;0.001)，血糖(r = 0.185；p & lt;0.001)。肥胖的年轻人摄入的蔬菜和水果明显少于BMI正常的人（p=0.032）。超重和肥胖患者中吸烟者较多（p=0.019），可能是由于总体上不健康的行为模式所致。三分之二的受访年轻人认为不健康饮食是心血管疾病的诱因；超过3 / 4的人意识到低PA对心血管系统的负面影响。无论性别，只有不到20%的受访者将肥胖列为危险因素。肥胖或超重学生对肥胖作为心血管疾病的RF的认识普遍高于普通组（p<0.001）。然而，在BMI为30 kg/m2或更高的人群中，只有41.3%的人认为肥胖是心血管疾病的RF。结论：了解CVD行为RFs的患病率、相关风险的认识以及年轻人保持健康的需要对预防CVD至关重要。针对大学生的干预措施应该促进健康的饮食行为、增加PA和控制体重。

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Kardiologiya 医学-心血管系统

CiteScore

1.70

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20.00%

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审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： “Kardiologiya” (Cardiology) is a monthly scientific, peer-reviewed journal committed to both basic cardiovascular medicine and practical aspects of cardiology. As the leader in its field, “Kardiologiya” provides original coverage of recent progress in cardiovascular medicine. We publish state-of-the-art articles integrating clinical and research activities in the fields of basic cardiovascular science and clinical cardiology, with a focus on emerging issues in cardiovascular disease. Our target audience spans a diversity of health care professionals and medical researchers working in cardiovascular medicine and related fields. The principal language of the Journal is Russian, an additional language – English (title, authors’ information, abstract, keywords). “Kardiologiya” is a peer-reviewed scientific journal. All articles are reviewed by scientists, who gained high international prestige in cardiovascular science and clinical cardiology. The Journal is currently cited and indexed in major Abstracting & Indexing databases: Web of Science, Medline and Scopus. The Journal''s primary objectives Contribute to raising the professional level of medical researchers, physicians and academic teachers. Present the results of current research and clinical observations, explore the effectiveness of drug and non-drug treatments of heart disease, inform about new diagnostic techniques; discuss current trends and new advancements in clinical cardiology, contribute to continuing medical education, inform readers about results of Russian and international scientific forums; Further improve the general quality of reviewing and editing of manuscripts submitted for publication; Provide the widest possible dissemination of the published articles, among the global scientific community; Extend distribution and indexing of scientific publications in major Abstracting & Indexing databases.