[Height, leg length, @entity1386 and XXXX in @entity1 aged 35-55 years].

@entity1 @entity18948 @entity1674 @entity13519 @entity1386 @entity65 @entity551 @entity413 @entity165
OBJECTIVE: To determine the relative importance of the components of height in the evaluation of the @entity1386 and the cardiovascular and metabolic risk profile in @entity1 aged 35-55 years. METHODS: Cross-sectional study. 30 healthy @entity1 were recruited. Components of height (total height, trunk length, leg length) was compared with body mass index (BMI), body fat, and different measures of central @entity1386 : waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and sagittal abdominal diameter. @entity18948 was assessed by serum levels of @entity413 , @entity1674 , total @entity165 , HDL- @entity165 ; and systolic ( @entity13519 ) and @entity551 . Biological factors and socio-economic status influences was evaluated. RESULTS: @entity413 levels were inversely associated with height (r = -0.395; p < 0.05). When analyzing this association for components of height, @entity413 was negatively related to leg length (r = -0.447; p < 0.05) and showed no association with trunk length or the superior segment. The height or its components were not significantly related to BMI, percentage of body fat, estimators of body fat distribution, blood pressure or the rest of metabolic parameters. Education level was associated with leg length (r = 0.390; p = 0.037) and negatively related to @entity413 levels (r = -0.517; p = 0.004) and other risk factors. CONCLUSIONS: These data support the hypothesis that @entity1386 is conditioned by weight and that stature is inversely related to risk of @entity65 in @entity1 aged 35-55 years, and suggest that legs length is the component of stature that conditions this result and that socio-economic status influences in this association. Factors which might explain this association remain to be determined.
