Lifestyles in residents from Santiago de Cuba municipality
Introduction: Noncommunicable diseases represent one of the greatest challenges in the development of nations in the 21st century. Objective: To characterize a population from Santiago de Cuba municipality according to lifestyles. Methods: An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study wa...
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| author | Raxsy Soler Santana Imilsy Delgado Matos Mayelin Marin Méndez |
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| description | Introduction: Noncommunicable diseases represent one of the greatest challenges in the development of nations in the 21st century.
Objective: To characterize a population from Santiago de Cuba municipality according to lifestyles.
Methods: An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out during the year 2020, of 1265 residents in Santiago de Cuba municipality selected from a randomized, proportional and stratified sample design, whom a survey that included sociodemographic and lifestyle aspects was applied. The information obtained was processed by using summary measures for qualitative and quantitative variables.
Results: In the series, it was determined that 24.3% of Santiago population used tobacco, predominantly in men (57.7%), and that 38.8% were exposed to other people's tobacco smoke at home. Likewise, alcohol use appeared in 46.8%, walking to get around was the physical activity mostly carried out in 43.2%, and overweight and obesity prevailed in 59.3%.
Conclusions: In Santiago de Cuba municipality, tobacco consumption, inadequate dietary habits, low physical activity, overweight and obesity were identified as unhealthy lifestyles that increase the risk of suffering from noncommunicable diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-886ed9c9d38d4f72a63aa20ef5543cee2023-06-15T20:19:36ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias MédicasMedisan1029-30192023-02-01271e4409e44091237Lifestyles in residents from Santiago de Cuba municipalityRaxsy Soler Santana0Imilsy Delgado Matos1Mayelin Marin Méndez2Centro Provincial de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Santiago de CubaCentro Provincial de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Santiago de CubaFacultad de Medicina No. 2, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Santiago de CubaIntroduction: Noncommunicable diseases represent one of the greatest challenges in the development of nations in the 21st century. Objective: To characterize a population from Santiago de Cuba municipality according to lifestyles. Methods: An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out during the year 2020, of 1265 residents in Santiago de Cuba municipality selected from a randomized, proportional and stratified sample design, whom a survey that included sociodemographic and lifestyle aspects was applied. The information obtained was processed by using summary measures for qualitative and quantitative variables. Results: In the series, it was determined that 24.3% of Santiago population used tobacco, predominantly in men (57.7%), and that 38.8% were exposed to other people's tobacco smoke at home. Likewise, alcohol use appeared in 46.8%, walking to get around was the physical activity mostly carried out in 43.2%, and overweight and obesity prevailed in 59.3%. Conclusions: In Santiago de Cuba municipality, tobacco consumption, inadequate dietary habits, low physical activity, overweight and obesity were identified as unhealthy lifestyles that increase the risk of suffering from noncommunicable diseases.https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/4409enfermedades no transmisiblesestilos de vidafactores de riesgo. |
| spellingShingle | Raxsy Soler Santana Imilsy Delgado Matos Mayelin Marin Méndez Lifestyles in residents from Santiago de Cuba municipality Medisan enfermedades no transmisibles estilos de vida factores de riesgo. |
| title | Lifestyles in residents from Santiago de Cuba municipality |
| title_full | Lifestyles in residents from Santiago de Cuba municipality |
| title_fullStr | Lifestyles in residents from Santiago de Cuba municipality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lifestyles in residents from Santiago de Cuba municipality |
| title_short | Lifestyles in residents from Santiago de Cuba municipality |
| title_sort | lifestyles in residents from santiago de cuba municipality |
| topic | enfermedades no transmisibles estilos de vida factores de riesgo. |
| url | https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/4409 |
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