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This study examined cardiovascular risk factors in 850 healthy young adults aged 22-28 years living in two cities in Chile. The researchers found: - 14% had obesity, 57% smoked, 25% had high cholesterol, 10.5% had high LDL, 46% had low HDL, 16% had high triglycerides, 36% had insulin resistance, and 7% met criteria for metabolic syndrome. - Women had higher rates of obesity and metabolic syndrome than men. - Only 24% of subjects had no identified risk factors, indicating a high prevalence of modifiable ri

Author

Juan Alejandro Bastidas Vejar

Language

EN