Sobrepeso e inactividad física en universitarios de la ciudad de Barranquilla: un estudio descriptivo transversal
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lifestyles
students
physical inactivity
chronic noncommunicable diseases
overweight
body mass index
estilo de vida
estudiante
inactividad física
enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles
sobrepeso
índice de masa corporal
students
physical inactivity
chronic noncommunicable diseases
overweight
body mass index
estilo de vida
estudiante
inactividad física
enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles
sobrepeso
índice de masa corporal
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Intituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC)
Introducción: la vida universitaria conduce a los estudiantes hacia un cambio en sus estilos de vida, con una tendencia hacia la inactividad física, que los hace propensos a padecer enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles y que se derivan también del sobrepeso.
Objetivo: caracterizar el nivel de actividad física e índice de masa corporal de estudiantes de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad del Atlántico.
Materiales y métodos: estudio descriptivo transversal, realizado a 131 universitarios a los que se les tomaron medidas antropométricas para el cálculo del índice de masa corporal y la valoración del nivel de actividad física a través del Cuestionario Internacional de Actividad Física.
Resultados: se encontró un promedio de edad de 22 años, un índice de masa corporal asociado al exceso de peso mayor en hombres (29 %) que en mujeres (25,5 %), y en el rango de edad de 18 a 22 años (29,7 %). En cuanto a la actividad física, los hombres (39,7 %) se ubicaron en el nivel bajo por encima de las mujeres (25,2 %); el rango de edad con mayores niveles de inactividad física fue entre 18 y 22 años (32,1 %).
Introduction: university life leads students towards a change in their lifestyles, having a tendency towards physical inactivity, which makes them prone to suffer from chronic non-communicable diseases and that also derive from being overweight. Objective: to characterize the level of physical activity and body mass index of students of the Faculty of Education Sciences of the Universidad del Atlántico. Materials and methods: cross-sectional descriptive study, carried out on 131 university students who took anthropometric measurements to calculate the body mass index and assess the level of physical activity through the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Results: an average age of 22 years was found, a body mass index associated with excess weight greater in men (29%) than in women (25.5%), and in the age range of 18 to 22 years. (29.7%). Regarding physical activity, men (39.7%) were in the low level above women (25.2%); the age range with the highest levels of physical inactivity was between 18 and 22 years (32.1%).
Introduction: university life leads students towards a change in their lifestyles, having a tendency towards physical inactivity, which makes them prone to suffer from chronic non-communicable diseases and that also derive from being overweight. Objective: to characterize the level of physical activity and body mass index of students of the Faculty of Education Sciences of the Universidad del Atlántico. Materials and methods: cross-sectional descriptive study, carried out on 131 university students who took anthropometric measurements to calculate the body mass index and assess the level of physical activity through the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Results: an average age of 22 years was found, a body mass index associated with excess weight greater in men (29%) than in women (25.5%), and in the age range of 18 to 22 years. (29.7%). Regarding physical activity, men (39.7%) were in the low level above women (25.2%); the age range with the highest levels of physical inactivity was between 18 and 22 years (32.1%).
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Science and Health; Vol. 4 No. 3 (2020): Science and Health, september-december; 23-31
Ciencia y Salud; Vol. 4 Núm. 3 (2020): Ciencia y Salud, septiempre-diciembre; 23-31
2613-8824
2613-8816
10.22206/cysa.2020.v4i3
Ciencia y Salud; Vol. 4 Núm. 3 (2020): Ciencia y Salud, septiempre-diciembre; 23-31
2613-8824
2613-8816
10.22206/cysa.2020.v4i3