OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between @entity410 , @entity28 , and the risk factors of type 2 @entity6 and @entity65 in obese-classified [by body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m] collegiate football linemen and male students of similar age and BMI. DESIGN: Cross-sectional observational study. SETTING: Institutional university based. @entity1 : Two groups of volunteer students. Thirty collegiate football linemen and 10 sedentary age-matched and size-matched peers. INDEPENDENT VARIABLE: Status as lineman or sedentary student. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Height, weight, blood pressure, and body fat percent (BF%) were measured for each subject. Fasting blood draw was used to determine @entity413 , @entity2690 , @entity165 , low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and @entity1674 . RESULTS: The athlete group had lower mean (SD) BF% [21.8 (3.89) vs control 27.1 (7.07); P = 0.01], despite no significant difference in age, weight, height, or BMI. The athlete group had lower systolic blood pressure [135.6 (13.29) mm Hg vs 148.1 (13.77); P = 0.015] and at-risk LDL (10% vs 40%; P = 0.05). The groups did not differ significantly in other measures. Body fat percent (before and after adjusting for BMI) was significantly correlated with every risk factor except @entity413 , whereas BMI was only significantly correlated with blood pressure and @entity2690 . CONCLUSIONS: Collegiate football linemen with elevated BMI have select risk factors, particularly blood pressure and LDL @entity165 that improved over sedentary peers. However, concerning risk factor profiles of linemen warrant standard age-appropriate and size-appropriate screening for @entity65 . Body fat percent more strongly correlated with risk factors than with BMI and may be the stronger tool for estimating risk in this population.

Screening for XXXX resistance and cardiovascular risk in collegiate football linemen.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['PARTICIPANTS'] @entity410 :: ('MESH:D012640', 'Disease') :: ['fitness'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['diabetes'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity'] @entity1674 :: ('MESH:D014280', 'Chemical') :: ['triglycerides'] @entity2690 :: ('3630', 'Gene') :: ['insulin'] @entity413 :: ('MESH:D005947', 'Chemical') :: ['glucose'] @entity65 :: ('MESH:D002318', 'Disease') :: ['cardiovascular disease', 'cardiovascular and metabolic disease'] @entity165 :: ('MESH:D002784', 'Chemical') :: ['cholesterol']
@entity2690 :: (3630,Gene) :: ['insulin']
