Abstract

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.

Key words: physical activity, overweight, hypertension, cholesterol, triglyceride.