Relación entre la fuerza prensil y los marcadores de riesgo cardiovascular en jóvenes universitarios

Introduction: cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent a set of alterations that compromise the function of the heart and the different blood vessels that make up the cardiovascular system. Objective: to determine the relationship between prehensile strength and markers of cardiovascular risk in university students. Methods: observational, descriptive and correlational study with 159 apparently healthy university students >18 years of age. Sociodemographic variables were identified with respect to sex and age. Also, we determined the weight, height, abdominal circumference, hip and waist/hip ratio, glucose levels, anxiety, depression, smoking, physical activity and sedentary levels. The Ruffier Dickson test was applied taking into account the values of heart rate, dyspnea and perceived fatigue, pre and post test, and heart rate after 1 minute after the end of the test. Results: this study was attended by 159 participants, (H:35.8% M:64.2%), where we can determine that 33.33 % of men and 50.98 % of women have a perimeter high risk abdominal and 64.91 % men and 95.09 % women a high risk hip circumference. On the other hand, the nutritional status indicates that 4.4 % of the subjects were underweight, 30.2 % were overweight and 17 % were obese. In contrast, 2.52 % of the participants had a blood pressure above the normal cuts at rest according to the AHA, and 35.2 % had fasting glucose levels above 99 mg/dl. Conclusions: there is no significant evidence between prehensile strength and markers of cardiovascular risk in the young adult population. Introducción: las enfermedades cardio-vasculares (ECV) representan un conjunto de alteraciones que comprometen la función del corazón y los diferentes vasos sanguíneos que conforman el sistema cardiovascular. Objetivo: determinar la relación entre la fuerza prensil y los marcadores de riesgo cardiovascular en jóvenes universitarios. Métodos: estudio observacional, descriptivo y correlacional con 159 estudiantes universitarios aparentemente sanos >18 años de edad. Se identificaron variables socio-demográficas respecto al sexo y la edad. También se determinó peso, talla, circunferencia abdominal, cadera y la relación cintura/cadera, niveles de glucosa, ansiedad, depresión, tabaquismo, actividad física y niveles sedentarismo. Se aplicó el test de Ruffier Dickson teniendo en cuenta los valores de frecuencia cardiaca, disnea y fatiga percibida, pre y post test, y frecuencia cardiaca posterior a 1 minuto de finalizar el test