The article presents the results of the evaluation of the most significant risk factors related to lifestyle and health of medical students of different courses andfaculties. The obtained data testify that out of the total number of factors that have a significant influence on the formation of bases of student's healthy lifestyle and health, the most typical are the mode of employment, the total workload, material well-being, living conditions of the majority of today's students, as well as the conditions of nutrition, physical activity, the presence or absence of such factors as smoking, frequency of consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Introduction. According to WHO experts, the lack of proper physical activity is one of the leading health risk factors for students.The purpose of this assessment was to study the physical activity of students of Sechenov University.Material and methods. Quantitative indices of the physical activity were assessed on the base of the step counts data obtained from smartphones. Analysis of the subjective assessment of the physical activity sufficiency and the awareness of students about its age-matched normal level was performed on the survey data. Data included 167 4th year students of the Sechenov University.Results. On average, students took 9703 ± 3006.2 steps per day, which is lower than the average activity level for young people. Less than half of the students (43%) were classified as show medium and high physical activity. There were no gender differences in the level of physical activity. In the weekly dynamics, a tendency to a decrease in activity on weekends was revealed. Physical activity for everyday life exceeded 10,000 steps per day and was regarded as medium and high. On weekends, activity decreased to 8,236.9 ± 4,556.1, which corresponded to “below average” activity. A relationship between the level of the physical activity and body mass index in this age group was not found. Subjective assessment of the physical activity did not correspond to the results of the pedometer. The level of awareness of medical students in matters of motor activity standards was generally quite high - 70.1%, but among young men, it was only 26.3%.Conclusions. Issues of a healthy lifestyle in general, and physical activity in particular, should be included in the curriculum for training doctors in higher education institutions either as a separate discipline or as part of a special discipline, such as hygiene.
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