Perfil cardiovascular en estudiantes de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte, estudiantes de otras disciplinas y trabajadores en activo

Abstract

IntroductionAs the main hypothesis of the study, it is argued that Physical Activity and Sports Sciences (PASS) students have a better cardiovascular profile than other groups due to a healthier lifestyle. The study sets out to achieve better results in PASS students and to determine the differences between cardiovascular profiles as regards a more or less healthy lifestyle. Materials and methodsAn analysis is made of the different markers that determine the cardiovascular profile in 73 young people between 18 and 25 years old. This analysis includes blood tests, anthropometric measurements, and questionnaires to find out the relationship between independent variables analysed and the diagnostic markers that make up a more or less favourable cardiovascular profile. ResultsA higher amount of physical exercise can be observed in PASS students in comparison to students of other disciplines and active workers (8.3hours per week vs. 3.8hours and 4.4hours, respectively). There were also differences in the levels of blood triglycerides, body fat percentage, glucose levels, and cigarettes smoked weekly between the three samples, with better results being obtained in the PASS students group. ConclusionsThe results obtained indicate that PASS students have a better cardiovascular profile than the students of other disciplines and active workers, and they also suggests the amount of physical exercise per week, smoking levels, and the type of oil consumed have an important role in determining this profile.