2018
DOI: 10.15253/2175-6783.2018193487
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Modifiable risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases among university students

Abstract: Objective: to identify modifiable risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases among university students. Methods: a cross-sectional study, carried out at a private university center in the countryside of Ceará, with 329 students, interviewed by averages of a questionnaire and analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: predominantly students with an average age of 21 years, female (74.5%), single (87.8%) and income higher than three minimum wages. They had consumption of insufficient pr… Show more

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“…Chronic diseases that are non-communicable among university students have been linked with many risk factors that lead to the development of these diseases including tobacco use, alcohol consumption, foods with a lot of salts, sugars, calories, preservatives and lipids, poor fruit and vegetable intake, obesity/overweight and lack of physical exercises, adaptation to campus life [27][28][29][30][31]. According to [32,27], the chronic diseases among the students have been diabetes, gastroenteritis, high blood pressure (hypertension), respiratory problems, cardiovascular diseases, heart diseases, cancers, pneumonia and cerebrovascular diseases. These infections among students have led to rising costs related to health [33,27] among other challenges.…”
Section: The Diseases Among the University Studentsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Chronic diseases that are non-communicable among university students have been linked with many risk factors that lead to the development of these diseases including tobacco use, alcohol consumption, foods with a lot of salts, sugars, calories, preservatives and lipids, poor fruit and vegetable intake, obesity/overweight and lack of physical exercises, adaptation to campus life [27][28][29][30][31]. According to [32,27], the chronic diseases among the students have been diabetes, gastroenteritis, high blood pressure (hypertension), respiratory problems, cardiovascular diseases, heart diseases, cancers, pneumonia and cerebrovascular diseases. These infections among students have led to rising costs related to health [33,27] among other challenges.…”
Section: The Diseases Among the University Studentsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to [32,27], the chronic diseases among the students have been diabetes, gastroenteritis, high blood pressure (hypertension), respiratory problems, cardiovascular diseases, heart diseases, cancers, pneumonia and cerebrovascular diseases. These infections among students have led to rising costs related to health [33,27] among other challenges.…”
Section: The Diseases Among the University Studentsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Devido aos processos de globalização e urbanização acelerados a população mundial, adotou um estilo de vida sedentário, com consumo de alimentos industrializados e de fácil preparo, mas ricos em gorduras, açúcares, sal e conservantes, diminuindo e muitas vezes substituindo as principais refeições do dia, contribuindo assim para o aparecimento das DCNT (Morais et al, 2018). A HAS destaca-se como principal causa de mortes no que se refere às doenças cardiovasculares e apresenta uma alta carga de morbimortalidade, gerando um impacto social e econômico ao interferirem na QV das pessoas, (Oliveira et al, 2019).…”
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“…A rapidez dos processos de globalização e urbanização fez com que os brasileiros, assim como a população mundial, adotassem um estilo de vida sedentário, aliado ao consumo de alimentos industrializados, além de alimentos com excesso de calorias, lipídios, sal, açúcares e conservantes. Somando-se a isso, o uso frequente de tabaco e consumo de álcool favorecem o aparecimento de doenças crônicas não transmissíveis (DCNT) na população (Morais et al, 2018).…”
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