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Universidad y Salud
versión impresa ISSN 0124-7107versión On-line ISSN 2389-7066
Resumen
SALIBA, Tânia Adas; SANDRE, Amanda Santos de; MOIMAZ, Suzely Adas Saliba y 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.
Palabras clave : Lifestyle; health; university students; odontology.