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Physical activity and lifestyles in university students from a private university in Lima, 2022
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2022-11-07) Quispe Nina, Jhosely; Diaz Mau, Aimee Yajaira
Introduction: Healthy lifestyles are habits that promote an adequate level of well-being and satisfaction; however, unhealthy habits also exist. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a quarter of the global adult population engages in little physical activity (PA), increasing the risk of death by 20% to 30% worldwide. For this reason, physical activity plays an important role in preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Behavioral factors such as smoking, poor diet, excessive alcohol consumption, and low PA levels, followed by physiological factors like hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and high blood glucose levels, contribute to this situation. NCDs account for 71% of deaths worldwide, with 15 million deaths annually in individuals aged 30 to 70. According to WHO, more than 1.9 billion adults aged 18 and over suffer from overweight, with 39% of men and 40% of women affected, including 11% of men and 15% of women who are obese. Therefore, physical activity is essential as it provides significant health benefits, which should be performed regularly, with appropriate frequency, duration, and intensity, to improve physical performance and lifestyle. Objectives: To determine the relationship between physical activity and lifestyle in university students. Materials and Methods: This will be a scientific study involving 100 undergraduate students of both genders from the Faculty of Health Sciences at a private university in Lima. The research will be based on a hypothetical-deductive method, with a quantitative-descriptive approach of a correlational type. The study will use two instruments: the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) to measure physical activity and the Lifestyle Questionnaire for University Students (CEVJU-R) to assess lifestyle, covering eight dimensions: physical activity, leisure time, nutrition, alcohol consumption, smoking, illegal drug use, sleep, interpersonal relationships, coping, and perceived emotional state. The questionnaire's scoring will be calculated by summing the values from each dimension, with results compared to a midpoint indicating healthy or unhealthy practices.