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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-6-26
pubmed:abstractText
Excess body fat is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The hypothesis of the study was that physical activity and omega-3 index, a marker of past long chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids consumption, counteract the negative associations between fatness and CVD risk factors in young overweight and obese adults. A total of 324 subjects (20-40 years, body mass index [BMI], 27.5-32.5 kg/m(2), from Iceland, Spain, and Ireland) were investigated cross-sectionally. Dietary intake, anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, CVD risk factors, and fatty acids in erythrocyte membrane were analyzed. Information on physical activity was collected. Linear models were constructed to find out the associations of BMI, physical activity (quartiles), and omega-3 index with CVD risk factors. The most frequently increased risk factors were blood lipids (41.4%) and blood pressure (32.1%); fewer participants experienced disturbed glucose metabolism (11.8%). Body mass index was significantly associated with increased CVD risk factors (P = .001-.029), with the exception of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, and high-density lipoprotein. The highest physical activity quartile had a lower fat mass (P = .005, at a given BMI), leptin (P = .008, in male participants only), and interleukin 6 (P = .021) but higher high-density lipoprotein (P = .020) than other quartiles; however, an approximate dose-response relationship could only be observed for leptin. The omega-3 index was not associated with lower low-density lipoprotein (P = .056), but docosahexaenoic acid in erythrocyte membrane was associated to it (P = .016). It is concluded that physical activity and docosahexaenoic acid diminish some of the negative health effects associated with overweight and obesity; however, body fatness remains the most important variable associated with increased CVD risk factors in young overweight and obese adults.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1879-0739
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
305-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Adipose Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Blood Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Body Mass Index, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Cardiovascular Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Cross-Sectional Studies, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Europe, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Exercise, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Fatty Acids, Omega-3, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Interleukin-6, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Leptin, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Linear Models, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Lipids, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Lipoproteins, HDL, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Obesity, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Overweight, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Sex Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19555811-Sports
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Cardiovascular risk factors in young, overweight, and obese European adults and associations with physical activity and omega-3 index.
pubmed:affiliation
Unit for Nutrition Research, Landspitali University Hospital, University of Iceland, Reykjavik IS-101, Iceland. alfons@landspitali.is
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't