The objective of this study was to determine the association of aerobic capacity with health-related quality of life in 121 subjects using the modified Bruce protocol as a predictor of maximum oxygen consumption (VO2 maximum) and the SF-36 quality of life questionnaire. The average maximum VO2 was 26.56 ± 12.67 mL/kg/min for men and 25.36 ± 10.72 mL/kg/min for women. There was a significant association between sex and maximum VO2 (p = 0.018). Physical function and social function were the variables with the highest average values in the total sample, and aerobic capacity explained 15.3% of the physical function. In conclusion, low maximum VO2 was found in both sexes, and there was a significant association of maximum VO2 with physical function, physical performance, general health, vitality, and social function.

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, and they have become a problem of interest of public health, both for developed and developing countries. In this regard, the decrease in time devoted to physical activity and the increase of sedentary activities stand out, thus making physical inactivity one of the many risk factors for Cardiovascular diseases. The objective was to determine the factors associated with cardiovascular risk in students of an educational institution in the city of Cali, Colombia. Materials and Methods: It is an observational and analytical epidemiological study with a sample of 227 randomly selected students, with 95 % reliability. To determine the level of physical activity in schoolchildren, researchers applied the international IPAQ physical activity questionnaire, and took anthropometric measures such as weight, height, and waist and hip circumference. Results: 96 % of the participants presented low cardiovascular risk. Likewise, the variables that showed a statistically significant association with cardiovascular risk were alcohol consumption and body mass index, which predict 81 % of the possibility of being at risk. Conclusions: The low cardiovascular risk and the high level of physical activity prevailed in the evaluated schoolchildren, significant differences regarding gender were observed, finding that men have higher values in weight, height, and waist/hip ratio compared to females. Finally, it was established that the factors associated with cardiovascular risk are body mass index and alcohol consumption.

Introduction: Metabolic Syndrome (SM) is considered a global epidemic. The increase of its prevalence is widely extended in both industrialized and developing countries and is the outcome of a rise in the proportion of obesity and sedentary lifestyle in the population. The objective of this research was to determine the prevalence of SM and associated factors in transport drivers of Tunja in the year 2017. Materials and methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out on a sample of 115 inter-municipal transportation drivers in the city of Tunja, evaluating anthropometric indexes, glycemia, triglycerides, HDL and the IPAQ international physical activity questionnaire was applied. The presence of sm evaluatio followed the ncep/atp III criteria, the prevalence ratio was found, and Fisher’s exact test and Mann-Whitney U test were used to determine the significance. Results: A prevalence of 10.4% (12/115; IC 95% 4.6-15.7) was found with significant differences between the patients with and without sm in relation with hypertension (p = 0.03), glucose levels (p = 0.0004), triglycerides (p ≤ 0.001), hdl (p = 0.00004), abdominal perimeter (p = 0.008) and body mass index (p = 0.001). Conclusion: In this population of drivers, hypertriglyceridemia was the altogether criteria among those with metabolic syndrome as well as an observed trend towards overweight and obesity, which determines the importance of generating information, education and communication programs aimed at these populations to promote healthy eating and physical activity.