Fatores de risco para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis em estudantes universitários

Abstract

Objective: Admission to an Institution of Higher Education can lead to different changes, whether by the modern lifestyle or by the academic every day, thinking students vulnerable to risk agents for chronic non-communicable diseases (DCNT). Methods: Socio-demographic, anthropometric, clinical and lifestyle data of 59 university students recently admitted to the Federal University of Uberlândia, Evaluation of Ituiutaba-MG, after signing the TCLE (CEP / UFU nº 1.112.010). Results: A age of the students has a variation of 18 to 38 years, being a majority of the feminine gender, cities of Ituiutaba-MG, which self-referred to the group ethnic-racial white. As for living habits, 23.7% use tobacco, 78% are ethicists and only 25.9% true offensive physical activity regularly. In addition, only 44% have their food as healthy, with low sugar consumption prevailing table, fatty foods and sodium, but the high consumption of sweets. In addition, 57.6% were overweight or obese, with 10.2% of them declaring the for this disease. Still, 49.1% had an inadequate waist circumference and 50.8% Cardiovascular reticence per hip waist dose. An evaluation of identified 22.7% of students with borderline values and 23.4% with type of arterial hypertension, although 67.8% declared a family history for hypertension. As for the lipid profile, notice the change with the advancing age, but the the LDLc and triglycerides with HDLc below the recommended level (54.5%). Conclusion: The data reveal a prevalence of risk for DCNT and cardiovascular cardiovascular disease in adult population evaluated. . knowledge of the students' profile, it is possible to apply prevention policies in order to to minimize the quality of life.