Healthcare academics present different risk factors for cardiovascular diseases/ACADEMICOS DA AREA DA SAUDE APRESENTAM DIVERSOS FATORES DE RISCO PARA DOENCAS CARDIOVASCULARES

Background: University entry can lead to changes in students' lifestyles making them vulnerable to various health risk factors. Objective: To draw the epidemiological profile regarding lifestyle habits, such as diet, physical activity, lipid profile and stress, in health university students. Ma...

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Published inRevista brasileira de obesidade, nutrição e emagrecimento Vol. 15; no. 97; p. 1105
Main Authors Ferreira, Carolina Valt, Kosiba, Silvana Paula, Almeida, Ana Clara Simoes Florido, van der Goot, Stephany, Scalabrin, Edson Emilio, Herai, Roberto Hirochi, Cunha, Eduardo del Bosco Brunetti
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Fisiologia do Exercicio. IBPEFEX 01.11.2021
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Summary:Background: University entry can lead to changes in students' lifestyles making them vulnerable to various health risk factors. Objective: To draw the epidemiological profile regarding lifestyle habits, such as diet, physical activity, lipid profile and stress, in health university students. Materials and Methods: Prospective, cross-sectional, prospective study conducted on students aged 18 to 30 years. The instruments used for the analysis were 24hour recall, Bouchard recall, complete lipidogram and basal cortisol. Results: We observed high rates of overweight/obesity, increased total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL-c) levels and decreased high density lipoprotein (HDLc) levels. Analysis of the level of physical activity revealed that 58.33% of college students are inactive and 16.66% have high basal cortisol. The body mass index was high, as was the lipid profile with increased TC, LDLc and TG and decreased HDL-c. Conclusion: These results are worrisome because, despite having more access to information, the life habits of health university students are strongly associated with the development of cardiovascular diseases. Key words: Health Sciences Students. Food. Exercise. Dyslipidemia. Physiological stress. Introducao: A entrada na universidade pode ocasionar mudancas no estilo de vida dos estudantes tornando-os vulneraveis a diversos fatores de risco para a saude. Objetivo: Tracar o perfil epidemiologico referente aos habitos de vida, como dieta, atividade fisica, perfil lipidico e estresse, em universitarios da saude. Materiais e Metodos: Estudo experimental, transversal e prospectivo, realizado em estudantes com idade entre 18 e 30 anos. Os instrumentos utilizados para a analise foram recall de 24 horas, recall de Bouchard, lipidograma completo e cortisol basal. Resultados: Observou-se altas taxas de sobrepeso/obesidade, aumento dos niveis de colesterol total (CT), triglicerideos (TG) e lipoproteina de baixa densidade (LDL-c) e diminuicao dos niveis de lipoproteina de alta densidade (HDL-c). A analise do nivel de atividade fisica revelou que 58,33% dos universitarios sao inativos e 16,66% apresentam alto cortisol basal. O indice de massa corporal foi alto, assim como o perfil lipidico com aumento do CT, LDL-c e TG e diminuicao do HDL-c. Conclusao: Esses resultados sao preocupantes, pois apesar de terem mais acesso as informacoes, os habitos de vida dos universitarios da area da saude estao fortemente associados ao desenvolvimento de doencas cardiovasculares. Palavras-chave: Estudantes de Ciencias da Saude. Alimentacao. Exercicio. Dislipidemias. Estresse fisiologico.
ISSN:1981-9919
1981-9919