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MORALES, M.ª Isabel Arandojo; PACHECO DELGADO, Valeriano  y  MORALES BONILLA, José Antonio. Influence of physical activity and nutritional habits on the risk of metabolic syndrome. Enferm. glob. [online]. 2016, vol.15, n.44, pp.209-221. ISSN 1695-6141.

The combination of several risk factors caused by obesity, sedentary lifestyle or different genetic factors, leads to suffer "metabolic syndrome", which increases the chance of developing cardiovascular disease. Objectives: Describe the risk of cardiovascular disease in members of Guardia Civil from a military complex in Madrid. Material and Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study carried out by a 30 questions-survey, analytics and anthropometric measurements to the Guardia Civil staff who came to the medical service of their quartering between September 1 and October 31, 2014. Results: Sample of 76 subjects aged 20-62. 7'89% of individuals have three or more parameters related with metabolic syndrome diagnosis. Conclusions: Sedentary lifestyle and poor nutritional habits act negatively in lipid profile, blood pressure and BMI, increasing the risk of metabolic syndrome and, therefore, cardiovascular diseases.

Palabras clave : Obesity; sedentary lifestyle; metabolic syndrome; cardiovascular disease.

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