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Fatores de risco para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis em universitários

2017; UNIVERSIDADE DE FORTALEZA; Volume: 30; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5020/18061230.2017.6842

1806-1230

Patricia Lopes, Alexandre Azenha Alves de Rezende, Luciana Karen Calábria,

Youth, Drugs, and Violence

Objective: To check the changes in university students’ lives one year after university admission and their relationship to risk factors for non-communicable diseases. Methods: Cross-sectional study carried out in 2015 with 47 university students in Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A semi-structured and self-administered questionnaire was used to address sociodemographic data, life habits, clinical aspects of diabetes mellitus, systemic high blood pressure, obesity and quality of sleep. Additionally, blood samples were collected for the analysis of the biochemical profile and anthropometric and blood pressure measurements were performed. Results: Of the participants, 64% (n=20) were women, 53% (n=25) were white and 55% (n=26) were aged 18 and 19 years. Over one year there was an increase in the prevalence of physical activity, which improved blood pressure, high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and quality of sleep. Additionally, there was a decrease in increased and considerably increased waist circumference of 6.4% (n=3) and a decrease in the waist-hip ratio of students of 21.2% (n=10). The frequency of stress, depression and anxiety also decreased. On the other hand, there were increases in the prevalence of pre-obesity in 6.4% (n=3), use of alcohol in 6.4% (n=3), use of tobacco in 10.6% (n=5) and use of illegal drugs in 8.5% (n=4) of the participants. Conclusion: The frequency of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in the university students analyzed decreased one year after admission.