Señales de Alarma: Empeoramiento de la Obesidad, Inactividad Física y Alta Percepción de Estrés en Estudiantes de Primer Año de la Facultad de Medicina y Odontología de la Universidad de Chile / Alarming signals: Worsening obesity, physical inactivity and high perception of stress in first-year medical and dental students in Chile
Rev. méd. Chile
; 151(4): 403-411, abr. 2023. tab, ilus
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The high prevalence of obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity in Chile despite government-sponsored measures and campaigns, along with others in the last 30 years, suggests additional reinforcement of these efforts at the primary care level.OBJECTIVES:
To determine if lifestyles and modifiable health risk factors in first-year students from the University of Chile Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry, potential future promoters of healthy lifestyles, show changes throughout their first academic year.METHODS:
In a randomized stratified sample of 388 students according to sex and chosen career weight, height, waist circumference, waist circumference-weight ratio, food consumption, smoking prevalence and dependence, alcohol use, perceived stress level, and physical activity were measured at the first week, 3 and 6 months after their admission. The Cochrane test assessed dichotomic variables, and the Friedman test was used for nonparametric values.RESULTS:
253 students (186 women) completed the follow-up. A significant worsening of obesity (general and abdominal) and physical inactivity, persistent moderate and high-stress perception, and smoking prevalence were documented throughout the study period.CONCLUSIONS:
The progressive obesity and physical inactivity, high-stress perception, and persistent smoking prevalence in the first year of academic life suggest considering measures in the curricular academic structure that facilitate adjustments in the student's lifestyles. Future follow-up of this cohort, increasing participants, and assessing students' mental health are planned.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Estresse Psicológico
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Estudantes de Odontologia
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Estudantes de Medicina
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Comportamento Sedentário
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Obesidade
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article