Nutritional status, cardiovascular health, VO2 max and habits in university students: a comparison between two health promotion careers

Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Facultad de Medicina. Revista

Floody-Munita, Melisa¹  Rivera-Torres, Ingrid²  Osorio-Poblete, Aldo³  Schifferli-Castro, Ingrid⁴  Delgado-Floody, Pedro⁴  Martínez-Salazar, Cristian⁴ 

[1] Departamento de Salud Municipal, Gorbea, Chile;Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco, Chile;Universidad Santo Tomás, Temuco, Chile;Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile

关键词: Obesity;    Oxygen Consumption;    Lifestyle;    Hypertension (MeSH).;   

DOI  :  10.15446/revfacmed.v65n3.55185

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Universidad Nacional de Colombia * Facultad de Medicina

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: University students are at a moment of their life cycle that is key for the adoption of different lifestyles.Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine and compare VO2 max, fat mass percentage, biochemical profile, and alcohol and tobacco consumption in university students of two undergraduate programs.Materials and methods: 53 first year students with an average age of 19.25 years were included in this study. 30 were enrolled in the in Physical Education Pedagogy program, and 23 in the Nutrition and Dietetics program offered by Universidad La Frontera, class of 2014. Assessment included weight, size, BMI, waist circumference, fat mass percentage, blood pressure, biochemical profile and VO2 max.Results: 32% of the students were overweight, 50.9% reported altered blood pressure, 28.3% had prehypertension, and 22.6% had high blood pressure. Furthermore, 50.9% had a fat mass level above normal, 18.8% were regular smokers, and 41.5% reported frequent alcohol use. Regarding VO2 max, 48.9% were in the poor to fair range. The comparison by program showed significant differences in the variables height, VO2 max (maximum aerobic capacity) and fat mass percentage (p<0.05).Conclusions: Students are prone to develop chronic noncommunicable diseases, which is a worrying situation since they will become promoters of healthy lifestyles according to their career path.

【 授权许可】

CC BY