Physical activity and metabolic syndrome in primary care patients in Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the relationship between self-reported physical activity and the components of premorbid metabolic syndrome in patients treated in primary care according to sex.

Methods

Cross-sectional descriptive study conducted on a sample of 2,359 patients without cardiovascular disease or diabetes, included in the cohort of the IBERICAN study. Using ANOVA models and adjusting for age, economic status, employment situation, level of education, adherence to a Mediterranean diet, tobacco use and alcohol consumption, we estimated the association of the variables blood pressure, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, blood glucose and waist circumference with the self-reported level of physical activity (sedentary, moderate, high, very high). The analyses were performed stratif

SUBMITTER: Mico-Perez RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11759396 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature