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Abstract
University students are considered a vulnerable group due to their adoption of unhealthy diets and lifestyles. To determine the main risk factors associated with low level of physical activity and excess body weight in university students. This cross-sectional study included 358 university students from Talca, (53% female). Sociodemographic, academic, health, lifestyle, nutritional status, physical activity and sedentary behavior variables were analyzed by logistic regression. Men were more likely to present excess body weight than women (Odds ratio (OR): 2.16 [95% CI: 1.17-4.01], p = 0.01). Similarly, those with low level of physical activity (OR: 2.13 [95% CI: 1.10-414], p = 0.03), musculoskeletal injuries (OR: 2.43 [95% CI: 1.09-6.34], p = 0.05) and smokers (OR: 2.09 [95% CI: 1.05-4.14], p = 0.04) were more likely to have excess body weight. Individuals with excess body weight (OR: 2.94 [95% CI: 1.31-6.61], p < 0.01), high sedentary behaviors (OR: 2.01 [95% CI: 1.04-4.55], p = 0.04), those who spent more than 7 hours per week studying (OR: 2.11 [95% CI: 1.06-4.66], p = 0.04), and those with presence of musculoskeletal injuries (OR: 1.49 [95% CI: 1.06- 3.66], p = 0.04) were more likely to be physically inactive. In addition, men were 73% less likely to have low physical activity levels compared to women (OR: 0.27 [95% CI: 0.11-0.56], p < 0.01). University students have several modifiable risk factors associated with low levels of physical activity and excess weight. Healthy lifestyles promotion should modify these risk behaviors.
Highlights
Factores de riesgo asociados a bajo nivel de actividad física y exceso de peso corporal en estudiantes universitarios
Aim: To determine the main risk factors associated with low level of physical activity and excess body weight in university students
University students have several modifiable risk factors associated with low levels of physical activity and excess weight
Summary
Chile. 4Pedagogía en Educación Física, Facultad de Educación, Universidad Autónoma de Chile. Aim: To determine the main risk factors associated with low level of physical activity and excess body weight in university students. Conclusions: University students have several modifiable risk factors associated with low levels of physical activity and excess weight. Estudios sobre población chilena, desarrollados en estudiantes universitarios, han reportado un alto número de conductas y factores de riesgo poco saludables, entre los cuales se identifican un alto número de horas sentados, consumo de alcohol y alimentos procesados (con un alto contenido de sal, grasas saturadas y azúcares simples), no respetar los tiempo de comida como el desayuno, hábito tabáquico, insuficientes horas de sueño, exceso de peso corporal e inactividad física, estando estos dos últimas directamente relacionadas con el desarrollo de enfermedades cardiovasculares[7,8,9,10]. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar los principales factores de riesgo asociados a un bajo nivel de AF y exceso de peso corporal en estudiantes universitarios
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