Low prevalence of ideal levels in cardiovascular behavior metrics among Mexican adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lifestyle changes when transitioning from high-school to college expose students to unhealthy behaviors associated with high cardiovascular risk. The study aimed to assess the cardiovascular behavior metrics according to the AHA criteria, in freshman college adolescents from Northwest Mexico.

Methods

The study was cross-sectional. Demographics and health history were collected by questionnaires. Four behaviors were evaluated: diet quality using a duplicated FFQ, physical activity (PA) using the IPAQ, smoking, and body mass index (BMI) percentile; blood pressure was measured as a biological metric. Intakes were averaged and summed for each food group; sodium and saturated fat were calculated using the Mexican System of Food Equivalents or the USDA Database. Metrics

SUBMITTER: Terminel-Zaragoza R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10259807 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature