Correlation of Physical Activity and Overweight with Hypertension and Level of Serum Lipids among Adolescents

The main goal of this study was to establish relationship between higher blood pressure and hypercholesterolemia for adolescents who were over-weight and physically inactive. All participants were divided into two groups: a) experimental group with over-weight participants whose BMI was over 25 and b) control group with participants with normal weight and BMI below 25. Also study did not establish statistic relationships among over-weight and physical activity, higher cholesterol level and triglyceride level in blood with hypertension associated with BMI and physical activity level of participants involved in this study.