Lifestyle behavior of physiotherapy students from Ecuador upon admission to higher education: a cross-sectional study
Héctor Gutiérrez-Espinoza,
María Cassola-Cajiao,
Emilia Garzón-Ulloa
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionAdmission to university has been identified as a period involving the adoption of unhealthy lifestyle behaviors. However, few studies have addressed the extent of this experience among Latin American university students. The aim of this study was twofold: first, to describe anthropometric variables, body composition, physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep duration and quality, diet, and alcohol consumption in first-year students entering physiotherapy school at the Universidad de las Americas… Show more
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