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0269/2019 - Estilo de vida e comportamentos de risco para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis entre universitários da saúde na região Centro-Oeste, Brasil.
Lifestyle and risk behaviors for chronic noncommunicable diseases among healthcare undergraduates in Midwest, Brazil.

Author:

• Luciana Zaranza Monteiro - Monteiro, L.Z - <lucianazaranza@hotmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7484-1185

Co-author(s):

• Andrea Ramirez Varela - Varela, A. R. - <aravamd@gmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2685-9617
• Bruno Alves de Lira - Lira, B.A - <bruno.alves@hotmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3856-8438
• Suliane Beatriz Rauber - Rauber, S.B - <professora.suliane@gmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3091-8464
• Juliana Oliveira de Toledo - Toledo, J.O - <juliananobrega@gmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5065-2870
• Milenne da Silva Spinola - Spinola, M.S - <mispinola22@gmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9769-4325
• Maria de Lourdes Alves Carneiro - Carneiro, M.L.A - <ac0805@gmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9393-2832
• Francelino Braga Junior - Junior, F.B - <francelinobragajunior@gmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0067-1974


Abstract:

This study aimed to assess the lifestyle of undergraduate university students, and to investigate the prevalence of risk behaviors for chronic noncommunicable diseases. This cross-sectional study took place in Brasilia, with 2.163 healthcare undergraduates. We used a self-administered questionnaire for demographic variables, social class, behavioral data, self-perception of health and self-reported diseases. Given a total of 2.163 students, 69.3% were female, 65.4% were 20-29 years, men smoked more cigarettes (p < 0.01) and used more alcohol than women. We found significant differences in the consumption of beans (p < 0.04) and full-fat milk (p < 0.01) between females and males. Women also had more sedentary lifestyles (p < 0.01) and showed higher prevalences of overweight (33.8%) and obesity (5.0%). Students who did not engage in physical activity were more morbidities, overweight (p = 0.03), consumed more soft drinks (p < 0.01) and meat with excess fat (p = 0.01). University students were found to have unhealthy lifestyles. There is an urgent need for both a formulation and implementation of public health policies to promote health and improve student quality of life (QoL).

Keywords:

University students; Lifestyle; Chronic diseases; Prevention

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Monteiro, L.Z, Varela, A. R., Lira, B.A, Rauber, S.B, Toledo, J.O, Spinola, M.S, Carneiro, M.L.A, Junior, F.B. Estilo de vida e comportamentos de risco para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis entre universitários da saúde na região Centro-Oeste, Brasil.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2019/Sep). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/estilo-de-vida-e-comportamentos-de-risco-para-doencas-cronicas-nao-transmissiveis-entre-universitarios-da-saude-na-regiao-centrooeste-brasil/17343?id=17343&id=17343



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