Corrections on the order of alphaalpha(s) to the mass of the W boson a
nd to the coupling constants of leptonic Z decays are considered in th
e framework of a recently proposed parametrization of electroweak obse
rvables. The contributions of virtual gluons to electroweak quark loop
s are expressed as corrections to the functions V(m), V(A), and V(R),
which depend on the masses of the top quark and of the Higgs boson.