Modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in university students

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E Pomeshkina ◽  
E Bazdyrev
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
University Students ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Sedentary Lifestyle ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Considerable Part ◽  
Carbonated Soft Drinks ◽  
Fast Food Restaurants ◽  
Unhealthy Diet ◽  
Vegetables And Fruits

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction. Currently, the risk factors are known for many diseases, including cardiovascular diseases. A part of the risk factors are modifiable, and therefore depend on health behaviour of every person. Young student age is the time to build the habits for a healthy lifestyle. Purpose. To study the modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy diet, alcohol abuse and smoking in young university students. Material and methods. The study included 136 university students (24 males and 112 females), median age was 20 (20; 21). The risk factors such as sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy diet, alcohol abuse and smoking were assessed using a questionnaire developed with the help of the adapted international methodologies.  Results. The research revealed that 91 (67 %) students have never smoked, 29 (21 %) quit smoking and 16 (12 %) are current smokers. The physical activity analysis showed that 58 (43 %) students have 150 or more minutes of walking activity a week (excluding a way to the study place). 47 (35 %) students have workouts 2-3 times a week and 9 (7 %) do it 5-7 times a week. 50 (37 %) students do not drink alcohol. Almost half of the students (66 (46 %) people) rarely drink alcohol (up to once a week), 10 (7 %) students drink alcohol 2-3 times a week; 10 (7 %) students drink alcohol often (4-6 times per week). The assessment of the eating habits showed that only 26 (19 %) students include vegetables and fruits into their regular diet (6-7 times a week). 78 (57 %) students eat vegetables and fruits rarely (up to 2 times a week). The rest of students (32 (24 %)) almost never eat vegetables and fruits (0-1 times a week). The bratwursts and sausages are included in the daily diet in 20 (14 %) students. 62 (46 %) students eat bratwursts and sausages very often (up to 3-5 times a week). A considerable part of the students (54 (40 %)) completely refuse or rarely eat these products. Most of the students (98 (72 %)) do not drink or drink rarely (1-2 times a week) sweet carbonated soft drinks. 6 (4 %) students often (up to 6-7 times a week) drink sweet carbonated soft drinks, the median daily consumption is 500 (250; 500) ml. 50 (37 %) students refuse to visit fast food restaurants. 40 (29 %) students visit them rarely (0-1 times a week). The rest of the students (46 (34 %)) visit fast food restaurants quite often (2-3 times a week). Conclusions. The research allows to conclude that the university students don"t have the habits for keeping a healthy lifestyle. The proportion of the students who smoke is 12 %, and the number of students who often drink alcohol (more than 3 times a week) is 14 %. More than half of the students (58 %) lead a sedentary lifestyle, most of the students (60 %) eat bratwursts and sausages daily or very often. 34 % of the students often visit fast-food restaurants. But a considerable part of the students (72 %) refuse to drink sweet carbonated beverages.

Popular Culture and Public Health

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darrell L. Hudson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Popular Culture ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Soft Drink ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
Private University ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Fast Food Restaurants ◽  
Health Behavior Changes

The key to living a longer, healthier life lies in one’s ability to maintain a healthy lifestyle and make health behavior changes. Public health professionals face the difficult task of developing effective health communication to encourage healthy lifestyles for an American public distracted by competing demands, such as work obligations and family responsibilities, along with savvy commercial marketing from soft drink makers and fast-food restaurants. Public health educators must do a better job of equipping public health students to meet these challenges. The goal of this article is to describe components of a transdisciplinary problem-solving course, titled “Popular Culture and Public Health,” offered at a private university in the Midwest, geared to help prepare students to meet these challenges. Components from the course described here serves as a model for development of an engaging, solution-oriented course for public health education.

scholarly journals Metabolic syndrome in adults: relation with diet and other lifestyle factors

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 99-124
Author(s):  
Ishu Kataria ◽  
Ravinder Chadha ◽  
Renuka Pathak
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Sedentary Lifestyle ◽  
Saturated Fat ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Public Health Interventions ◽  
Lifestyle Risk Factors ◽  
Unhealthy Diet ◽  
Lifestyle Risk ◽  
Diet And Lifestyle

Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of risk factors that has the potential of developing into cardiovascular disease or increase the susceptibility to it. It is present worldwide with now even developing countries getting overwhelmed by its burden. With a shift towards unhealthy diet coupled with sedentary lifestyle, development of metabolic syndrome is on the rise even among young adults. One of the main causes of this problem is faulty diet, so any means to reduce the incidence of the syndrome involves the modification of the existing diets rich in saturated fat, sodium and cholesterol. This review focusses on efficacy of different dietary patterns for combating the syndrome along with other lifestyle risk factors. It also highlights newer advancements in the field of Metabolic Syndrome, which can serve as potential strategies to combat it. Public health interventions targeting adults, therefore, should center on prevention through education, modification of diet and lifestyle, and focusing on environment, so that these changes are acceptable and sustainable.

scholarly journals Risky Behaviours of Spanish University Students: Association with Mediterranean Diet, Sexual Attitude and Chronotype

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 4042
Author(s):  
Pedro Manuel Rodríguez-Muñoz ◽  
Juan Manuel Carmona-Torres ◽  
Cristina Rivera-Picón ◽  
Ignacio Morales-Cané ◽  
Fabio Fabbian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
University Students ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Risky Alcohol ◽  
Risky Alcohol Consumption ◽  
The Mediterranean

The most common drugs that are consumed by young people are alcohol and tobacco, which are especially prevalent in universities. These risk behaviours can be determined by a series of intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the consumption of alcohol and tobacco by Spanish university students and the relationship between the Mediterranean diet, sexual attitudes and opinions, and chronotype. A multicentre observational study enrolled 457 students from two public universities in Spain. The study period was from December 2017 to January 2018. The majority of the participants consumed alcohol (90.2%), tobacco consumption was low (27.2%), with a high percentage of students (78.6%) having a low dependence on nicotine. The surveyed students demonstrated a high adherence to the Mediterranean diet, which was shown to be associated with less risky alcohol consumption. The Mediterranean diet is a part of healthy lifestyle, and avoiding heavy drinking results in the intention to maintain such a lifestyle. In addition, unhealthy eating habits (skipping breakfast, eating sweets and pastries daily, and fast-food consumption) had a tendency to induce risky alcohol consumption. Therefore, to promote healthy lifestyle habits, it is considered important to establish programs that promote healthy diets in university settings and to evaluate them periodically.

scholarly journals The analysis of the medical university students’ health condition and lifestyle

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-6
Author(s):  
OLGA KHURS ◽  
IGOR NAUMOV
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
University Students ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
General Medicine ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
State Of Health ◽  
Unhealthy Lifestyle ◽  
Scale Type ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Medical University

Introduction: Significant psychophysiological burdens and unhealthy lifestyle constitute the risk factors leading to students’ health deterioration.Purpose: The purpose of the research was the analysis of students’ health condition and lifestyle in medical university.Material and methods: The objects of the research were 100 third year students of the Faculties of General Medicine and Pediatrics of Grodno State Medical University. For the study of students’ orientation on healthy lifestyle, a special scale-type questionnaire was developed and used.Results: According to the respondents’ opinions it has been detected that the basic factors influencing the state of health are the lifestyle and the living conditions. The students activity is evaluated as very low as well as their rational nutrition. The majority of them smoke and drink alcohol.Conclusions: The peculiarities of studying at a medical university accompanied by imbalanced nutrition might lead to the deterioration of health in the students which are doctors to be. The results ought to lead to the optimization of prophylaxis programs and entire alteration of the students’ lifestyles.

scholarly journals Analysis of food rates of students of the faculty of physical education

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-86
Author(s):  
I.R. Tymofiichuk ◽  
L.H. Dotsiuk ◽  
S.B. Semenenko ◽  
L.D. Boreiko ◽  
N.Yu. Semenenko
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Muscle Growth ◽  
Diet Analysis ◽  
Energy Value ◽  
Insufficient Amount ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Vegetables And Fruits

ABSTRACT. It is well known that health depends on many factors: socio-economic and environmental, age and gender, heredity and lifestyle. One of the most important components of a healthy lifestyle is a healthy diet. The popularity of fast food products containing a large variety of additives, dyes, modified components is increasing in students. Often, students eat extremely irregularly, having a snack on the go, on the go. Students of the Faculty of Physical Education, in addition to mental ones, also have considerable physical activity, which requires an increase in the energy value and quantity of trace elements of proteins and vitamin composition in the diet. Analysis of the nutritional components of students of the Faculty of Physical Education revealed a number of problems in the nutrition of students. We set a goal to evaluate the nutrition of students in the Faculty of Physical Education. Respondents' survey and survey methods were used. Calories and quality composition of diets were calculated by reference tables. Analyzing the diets of the students of the Faculty of Physical Education, it was found that in their diets insufficient amount of foods with fiber, insufficient amount of low-fat meat, which slows muscle growth and reduces functionality. Insufficient consumption of vegetables and fruits does not satisfy the need for micro and macronutrients, vitamins Key Words: food rations, rational nutrition, energy value of foods, vitamins.

scholarly journals Consumption practices and perception of ready-to-eat food among university students and employees in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Food Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 246-251
Author(s):  
R.S. Basurra ◽  
Tunung R. ◽  
Kavita C. ◽  
Ribka A. ◽  
Chandrika M. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
The Public ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Safety Awareness ◽  
Public Health Organizations ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
Fast Food Restaurants

The purpose of the study was to examine the consumption practices and perception of ready-to-eat food among university students and employees in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Through random sampling, a total of ninety-three respondents participated by answering questionnaires. The results showed that majority of the respondents (52%) consumed RTE food two to four times a week, and most of them (44%) consumed RTE food during lunch. The biggest motivator for the respondents to purchase RTE food was convenience (46%). It could be highlighted that majority of the respondents felt that fast-food restaurants to be very safe (11.8%), and that street foods to be very risky (34.4%). Most of the respondents were very worried about human spread diseases (such as Hepatitis B) and human spread bacteria (such as E. coli) when buying food (43%). When buying RTE food, consumers were most concerned about the cleanliness of the store they were buying their food from (66.7%). The present study indicated that university students and employees showed food safety awareness and concerns especially regarding RTE food. This study could benefit food marketers, and also public health organizations in their efforts to develop more effective education and dissemination of information to the public.

scholarly journals Frequency and Awareness of Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases among University Students in Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamudha Parveen Rahamathulla ◽  
Mohemmed Sha M
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
University Students ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Creative Commons

Background and Objective: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries. This study has evaluated the frequency of the risk factors of NCDs and its awareness among students in a University in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 374 female students of Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University in Wadi Al Dawaser, Saudi Arabia. The study was carried out for a duration of six months, from August 2019 to January 2020. Standard self-administered questionnaire, anthropometric and biochemical parameters were used for data collection, analysed through SPSS version 20.0. Results: The mean age of the students was 20.6 years. The results showed that 64.7% of students were physically inactive, 52.4% spend more than two hours watching TV. The intake of adequate amount of fruits (14%) and vegetables (6.8%) was very little.  Junk food was consumed >11 times per week by 37.1%. The prevalence of overweight and severe obesity was 25.9% and 5.1% respectively. Blood sugar analysis showed 1.1% had pre-diabetes and 0.8% had diabetes. About 56.2% of students had no knowledge about NCDs and their risk factors. Conclusion: A high prevalence of risk factors for NCDs was found among students. Awareness programs about healthy lifestyle practices; periodic screening of school and college students at regular intervals with appropriate advice are warranted to control the rising epidemic of NCDs. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.4.2400 How to cite this:Rahamathulla MP, Sha MM. Frequency and Awareness of Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases among University Students in Saudi Arabia. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(4):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.4.2400 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Risk Factors of Obesity and Hypertension Among University Students in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-184
Author(s):  
Md Uzzal Haque ◽  
SK Benozir Ahmmed ◽  
Md Khokon Miah Akanda ◽  
Md Tarek Hasan ◽  
Sumaiya Akter Mou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
University Students ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Pharmaceutical Journal ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Sedentary Life Style ◽  
Rajshahi City

Obesity has become a new challenge for health care providers in the world, which leads to reduced life expectancy or increased health problems. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of obesity and hypertension among the undergraduate and postgraduate students in Rajshahi city. About 675 students were interviewed by standard questionnaires with their verbal consents. In this study, we found that a major portion of the population (13.93% which is about 94 students out of 675) were overweight and 61 students (9.04%) were obese at different stages on the basis of Body Mass Index (BMI) values where 75.41% and 31.15% were male and female students, respectively. About 31.15% of the obese students came from families with monthly income of 31000-40000 taka and 29.50% obese students have at least one obese parent. We also observed that about 32 students (52.46%) out of 61 obese students were pre-hypertensive and 34.43% obese students were stage I hypertensive patient. In this study, we found that the most common risk factors of obesity and hypertension among university students were sedentary life style, physical activity less than 30 min/day, smoking, frequent intake of soft drinks, fast food and food rich in fats (Junk food). This may be the first health survey conducted regarding obesity and hypertension among these university students in Bangladesh, which might be helpful for health workers to raise awareness among the mass people.Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 19(2): 179-184, 2016

scholarly journals Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in rural residents of the Altai Krai: data from the ESSE-RF study

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 4374
Author(s):  
A. V. Aleksentseva ◽  
I. V. Osipova ◽  
T. V. Repkina
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Salt Intake ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Rural Residents ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Vegetables And Fruits

Aim. To study the prevalence of behavioral and biological risk factors for noncommunicable diseases among rural residents of the Altai Krai.Material and methods. The object is a sample of male and female population obtained during the ESSE-RF study. The survey was conducted using a standard questionnaire. We assessed the level of blood pressure (BP), total cholesterol, height, weight of the respondents. The study involved 765 people living in rural areas aged 25-64 years, 35,4% of whom were men (n=271) and 64,6% — women (n=494). The mean age was 44,8±11,6 and 45,6±11,8, respectively.Results. The prevalence of hypertension was 40,3% (men, 42,1%; women, 39,4%). In addition, 77,6% of the respondents were informed about their blood pressure. With age, the incidence of elevated blood pressure increases, from 13,8% at 25-34 years to 64% in the 55-64 age group. Obesity was revealed in 34,2% of the population (men, 22,4%; women, 44,9%). Hypercholesterolemia occurs in 56,2% (men, 45,9%; women, 62,4%). The prevalence of diabetes was 4,3% (men, 2,2%; women, 5,7%). The prevalence of smoking in the sample was 24,1% (men, 50,9%; women, 9,6%). Excessive salt intake was found in 60,4%, insufficient consumption of vegetables and fruits — in 62,1% of respondents.Conclusion. The study made it possible to assess the prevalence of risk factors for chronic noncommunicable diseases in rural residents of the Altai Krai. Analysis shows that smoking dominates in men, while obesity and hypercholesterolemia — in women. Among the representatives of both sexes, a high rate of low physical activity and poor nutrition was noted. The data obtained determines the need and priorities for preventive measures to increase the motivation of residents to follow a healthy lifestyle.

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