Validation of the Knowledge and Perception of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Questionnaires for College Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dieu-My T. Tran ◽  
Lani M. Zimmerman ◽  
Kevin A. Kupzyk
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
College Students ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Methodological Study ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Adequate Internal Consistency

Background and Purpose: To test the psychometric properties of two measures of knowledge and perception of cardiovascular risk factors (CRFs). Methods: A methodological study using a modified version of the Heart Disease Fact Questionnaire (HDFQ) and the Health Beliefs Related to Cardiovascular Disease (HBCVD) questionnaires was administered to 100 college-aged students. Results: The HDFQ Kuder-Richardson-20 reliability estimate was .73. The HBCVD Cronbach’s alpha was .70. Principal component analysis demonstrated the HBCVD questions load onto components representing the perceived susceptibility and severity of CRFs. There was an inverse relationship between knowledge and perception of CRFs (ρ = −.26, p = .009), as knowledge increased, perception of risk decreased. Conclusions: The HDFQ and HBCVD questionnaires had adequate internal consistency reliability and documented construct validity for use in college students.

Cardiovascular risk factors among college students: Knowledge, perception, and risk assessment

2016 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dieu-My T. Tran ◽  
Lani M. Zimmerman ◽  
Kevin A. Kupzyk ◽  
Scott W. Shurmur ◽  
Carol H. Pullen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
College Students ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors

scholarly journals Cardiovascular risk factors in students at a public college institution in Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 78-85
Author(s):  
Thiago Ferreira de Sousa ◽  
Mariana da Silva Ferreira ◽  
Sueyla Ferreira da Silva dos Santos ◽  
Silvio Aparecido Fonseca ◽  
Aline Rodrigues Barbosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
College Students ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Assessment Of Stress

Objective: To compare the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in university students from a Brazilian public higher education institution between three surveys. Methods: Cross-sectional surveys were conducted with 1,084, 1,085, and 1,041 university students in 2010, 2012, and 2014, respectively, from an institution located in Bahia, Brazil. Outcomes were cardiovascular risk factors: overweight, leisure-time physical activity for < 150 min per week, low consumption of fruits and vegetables, consumption of meat and chicken with fat, fried snacks, soft drinks or artificial juices, smoking, drinking alcohol abuse, and negative self-assessment of stress in life. The independent variable was the year of the survey.The measure of association was the Prevalence Ratio (PR). The significance level was 5%. Results: In all surveys, there was a higher prevalence of college students with insufficient leisure-time physical activity, low consumption of fruits and vegetables, consumption of fatty and savory meat, and negative self-assessment of stress. Overweight and consumption of chicken with fat increased over the years of the survey. Prevalence decreased in the last survey among college students concerning the consumption of fruits, vegetables, snacks, and artificial soft drinks or juices (PR: 0.66; 95% CI: 0.52–0.84). Conclusions: There was an increase in overweight; however, there were also positive modifications in eating habits among college students.

Differences in Cardiovascular Risk Factors in College Students: Midwest Versus Southwest

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 571-577
Author(s):  
Kristen N. Herlosky ◽  
Dieu-My T. Tran
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
College Students ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Risk Population ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Lipid Panel

Purpose: This study was designed to identify underlying cardiovascular risk factors among college students including lifestyle characteristics, health behaviors and knowledge, and perception of the risk factors. Method: College students ( N = 293), aged 19–36 years, enrolled at either a Midwestern or a Southwestern University in the United States, responded to three questionnaires: sociodemographic, knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors, and perception of cardiovascular risk factors. Anthropometric measures collected included blood pressure (BP), glucose, lipid panel, height, weight, and body mass index (BMI). Results: There were significant regional and gender differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among Southwestern and Midwestern college students. Students from the Southwest had a higher risk of developing CVD in 30 years compared to those in the Midwest; they also had a higher perceived risk. Males were more at risk of developing CVD than females but had a lower perceived risk than females. Dietary habits were similar between the two populations, and we found no significant differences in BMI. The two regions varied in BP levels, but the Midwestern students had significantly higher prevalence of elevated BP and Stage 2 hypertension. Conclusion: Our data suggest that college students are a high-risk population and tend to underestimate and misperceive their risk for developing CVD.

scholarly journals Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Spanish Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the SI! Program for Health Promotion in Secondary Schools

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Bodega ◽  
Juan Fernández-Alvira ◽  
Gloria Santos-Beneit ◽  
Amaya de Cos-Gandoy ◽  
Rodrigo Fernández-Jiménez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Large Sample

Previous studies on the association between dietary habits and cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) in adolescents have generated conflicting results. The aim of this study was to describe dietary patterns (DP) in a large sample of Spanish adolescents and to assess their cross-sectional relationship with CVRF. In total, 1324 adolescents aged 12.5 ± 0.4 years (51.6% boys) from 24 secondary schools completed a self-reported food frequency questionnaire. DPs were derived by cluster analysis and principal component analysis (PCA). Anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, lipid profile, and glucose levels were assessed. Linear mixed models were applied to estimate the association between DPs and CVRF. Three DP-related clusters were obtained: Processed (29.2%); Traditional (39.1%); and Healthy (31.7%). Analogous patterns were obtained in the PCA. No overall differences in CVRF were observed between clusters except for z-BMI and z-FMI values, total cholesterol, and non-HDL cholesterol, with the Processed cluster showing the lowest mean values. However, differences were small. In conclusion, the overall association between DPs, as assessed by two different methods, and most analyzed CVRF was weak and not clinically relevant in a large sample of adolescents. Prospective analysis may help to disentangle the direction of these associations.

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