Association of Lifestyle and Body Composition on Risk Factors of Cardiometabolic Diseases and Biomarkers in Female Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Female adolescents are considered a risk group for cardiometabolic disease due to their lifestyle (LS).

Objective

To evaluate the association between LS classes and body composition groups with cardiometabolic disease risk factors and pro- and anti-inflammatory biomarkers in female adolescents.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was carried out with female adolescents aged 14 to 19 years, from Viçosa-MG, Brazil. Latent class analysis assessed LS classes. Kinanthropometric measurements were taken together with the body fat percentage (BF%), being analyzed by the Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) equipment. Blood pressure and biochemical parameters were analyzed in the Health Division of the Federal University of Viçosa. The pro- and anti-inflammatory b

SUBMITTER: Miranda VPN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7368183 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature