aInternal Medicine Department, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA-Plataforma Bionand), Regional University Hospital of Malaga, Faculty of Medicine-University of Málaga

bEndocrinology and Nutrition Department, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA-Plataforma Bionand), Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital

cPhysical Education and Sports Area, Faculty of Medicine, University of Málaga

dSports Area, Sport Medicine, Málaga City Hall, Málaga

eCIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

Correspondence to Dr Maria Rosa Bernal-Lopez, Internal Medicine Department, Institute of Biomedical Research in Málaga (IBIMA-Plataforma Bionand), Regional University Hospital of Malaga, Faculty of Medicine-University of Málaga, Avda. Hospital Civil s/n, Malaga 29009, Spain. Tel: +34 951 03 38 62, fax: +34 951 29 03 02; e-mail: [email protected]/[email protected]

Abbreviations: cf-PWV, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity; CVD, cardiovascular diseases; PA, physical activity; SISA, Simple Interactive Statistical Analysis; WHR, waist to hip ratio

Received 14 November, 2021

Revised 5 May, 2022

Accepted 18 May, 2022