Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in College Students in the Brazilian Western Amazon Region

作     者：Lucas Felipe de Macedo Tatiane Dalamaria Margarida de Aquino Cunha Luiz Carlos de Abreu Orivaldo Florencio de Souza 

作者机构：Center for Health Sciences and Sports Federal University of Acre Rio Branco Brazil Federal University of Acre Rio Branco Brazil Faculty of Medicine of ABC Santo André Brazil 

出 版 物：《Health》 (健康（英文）)

年 卷 期：2014年第6卷第19期

页      面：2749-2755页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Chronic Disease Epidemiological Factors Students Cross-Sectional Studies 

摘      要：The objective of this study was to analyze the prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) and associated lifestyle factors in college students in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazilian Western Amazon region. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 874 undergraduate students from a public university. The general prevalence of CNCDs was 15.6%. After adjusting for sex and age, the CNCD-associated lifestyle factors included the following: sedentary during leisure time (prevalence ratio (PR): 1.67;95% confidence interval (CI): 1.12 - 2.48), sedentary in locomotion by walking (PR: 1.34;95% CI: 1.00 - 1.79), current smoker (PR: 1.66;95% CI: 1.07 - 2.58), unsatisfactory self-rated health status (PR: 2.31;95% CI: 1.84 - 2.88), overweight (PR: 1.67;95% CI: 1.14 - 2.46) and obese (PR: 3.30;95% CI: 2.18 - 5.01). The high prevalence of CNCDs identified in this group of college students highlights the need for swift action to promote healthy lifestyles among youth.