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Universidad y Salud
Print version ISSN 0124-7107On-line version ISSN 2389-7066
Abstract
SALIBA, Tânia Adas; SANDRE, Amanda Santos de; MOIMAZ, Suzely Adas Saliba and GARBIN, Clea Adas Saliba. Individual lifestyle profile of first-year dental students from the University of Aracatuba, Brazil - 2015. Univ. Salud [online]. 2017, vol.19, n.2, pp.258-266. ISSN 0124-7107. https://doi.org/10.22267/rus.171902.88.
Introduction:
Lifestyle is a factor related to the wellbeing of the individual which alters his or her morbidity and mortality.
Objective:
To analyze the lifestyle of young people who entered the dentistry program in 2015 and its association with demographic factors.
Materials and methods:
A cross-sectional analytical observational study was conducted with 114 first-year dental students. The data were collected with two instruments: Individual Lifestyle profile (ILP) which evaluated nutrition, physical activity, preventative behavior, social relationship and stress control; and a validated questionnaire that included sociodemographic variables, working condition and the departure from home on the basis of entering higher education. Maximum likelihood statistical tests and U of Mann-Withney were applied, considering a significance α = 0.05.
Results:
The majority of participants were women with an average age of 20.06 (± 2.65) and 18.96 (± 1.78) in the night and day courses, respectively. 81.57%, left home to enter the university and 7% carried out a paid activity. They presented an undesirable lifestyle profile in relation to nutrition, physical activity and stress control. Nutrition was influenced by the socioeconomic profile (p = 0.014). The consumption of alcohol and tobacco (p = 0.017) and the time dedicated to rest (p = 0.018) were significantly higher in students of in the night program.
Conclusion:
The lifestyle of young people who entered dentistry was not the desirable one. Living away from parents and the financial dependency of students are factors that affect their lifestyle.
Keywords : Lifestyle; health; university students; odontology.