J Korean Biol Nurs Sci.  2017 Feb;19(1):1-10. 10.7586/jkbns.2017.19.1.1.

Influencing Factors on Cardio-cerebrovascular Disease Risk Factors in Young Men: Focusing on Obesity Indices

• Kim CG
• Lee SH
• Cha SK

• KMID: 2371198
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7586/jkbns.2017.19.1.1

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate influences of drinking, smoking, and obesity indices on cardio-cerebrovascular disease risk factors in Korean young men.
METHODS
The subjects were 234 young men, aged 20 to 39 years. Body mass index (BMI), percent body fat (PBF), body fat mass (kg), and waist hip ratio (WHR) were measured as obesity indices. Systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), fasting blood sugar (FBS), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) were measured as cardio-cerebrovascular disease risk factors. The data were analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis using SAS 9.4.
RESULTS
Statistically significant factors were BMI for SEP; age, degree of drinking, body fat mass for DBP; WHR for TC; WHR and age for TG; age, degree of smoking and PBF for HDL-C; WHR, age and degree of smoking for LDL-C.
CONCLUSION
Factors identified in this study need to be considered in cardio-cerebrovascular disease prevention programs for young men.

Keyword

Body mass index; Body fat percentage; Cardiovascular disease; Young men