Physical activity and sedentary behavior in medical students at a Peruvian public university
Introduction Studies show a high prevalence of physical inactivity and sedentary behavior among university students. However, the relationship between physical activity and sedentary behavior in medical students is unknown. Objectives To determine the prevalence of physical activity, sedentary...
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| author | Ademir Janampa-Apaza Tessy Pérez-Mori Lindsay Benites Kelly Meza Joseph Santos-Paucar Rushmely Gaby-Pérez Iván Francia-Romero Juan Morales |
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| description | Introduction
Studies show a high prevalence of physical inactivity and sedentary behavior among university students. However, the relationship between physical activity and sedentary behavior in medical students is unknown.
Objectives
To determine the prevalence of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and related factors among medical students at a public university.
Methods
We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study that included students from the first to the sixth year of medical school. We used the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). We analyzed study variables using Poisson regression, estimating crude and adjusted prevalence ratios.
Results
The final sample consisted of 513 students, of which 35% of women and 30.1% of all pre-clinical students had a low level of physical activity. Male sex and 20 to 24 age group were associated with a lower prevalence of low level of physical activity. Sedentary behavior was 60.9% among students under 20 years old and 55.5% among pre-clinical students. A lower prevalence of sedentary behavior was found in students over 25 years old, clinical students, and those with high levels of physical activity.
Conclusion
Most medical students presented a moderate level of physical activity. We found a higher presence of low-level physical activity among females and pre-clinical students. We found that sedentary behavior was higher than reported in similar populations. The relationship between physical activity and lower sedentary behavior was significant only for students with a high-level physical activit |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb5b139b0c6144ccb07b4a436698b0b82022-12-21T18:29:07ZengMedwave Estudios LimitadaMedwave0717-63840717-63842021-06-012105e821e82110.5867/medwave.2021.05.8210Physical activity and sedentary behavior in medical students at a Peruvian public universityAdemir Janampa-Apaza0Tessy Pérez-Mori1Lindsay Benites2Kelly Meza3Joseph Santos-Paucar4Rushmely Gaby-Pérez5Iván Francia-Romero6Juan Morales7Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, PerúFacultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, PerúFacultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, PerúDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States of AmericaFacultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, PerúFacultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, PerúFacultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, PerúUniversidad de Ciencias y Humanidades, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Centro de Investigación eHealth, Lima, PerúIntroduction Studies show a high prevalence of physical inactivity and sedentary behavior among university students. However, the relationship between physical activity and sedentary behavior in medical students is unknown. Objectives To determine the prevalence of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and related factors among medical students at a public university. Methods We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study that included students from the first to the sixth year of medical school. We used the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). We analyzed study variables using Poisson regression, estimating crude and adjusted prevalence ratios. Results The final sample consisted of 513 students, of which 35% of women and 30.1% of all pre-clinical students had a low level of physical activity. Male sex and 20 to 24 age group were associated with a lower prevalence of low level of physical activity. Sedentary behavior was 60.9% among students under 20 years old and 55.5% among pre-clinical students. A lower prevalence of sedentary behavior was found in students over 25 years old, clinical students, and those with high levels of physical activity. Conclusion Most medical students presented a moderate level of physical activity. We found a higher presence of low-level physical activity among females and pre-clinical students. We found that sedentary behavior was higher than reported in similar populations. The relationship between physical activity and lower sedentary behavior was significant only for students with a high-level physical activithttps://www.medwave.cl/link.cgi/Medwave/Estudios/Investigacion/8210.actexercisestudentsmedicalsedentary behaviorb besity |
| spellingShingle | Ademir Janampa-Apaza Tessy Pérez-Mori Lindsay Benites Kelly Meza Joseph Santos-Paucar Rushmely Gaby-Pérez Iván Francia-Romero Juan Morales Physical activity and sedentary behavior in medical students at a Peruvian public university Medwave exercise students medical sedentary behavior b besity |
| title | Physical activity and sedentary behavior in medical students at a Peruvian public university |
| title_full | Physical activity and sedentary behavior in medical students at a Peruvian public university |
| title_fullStr | Physical activity and sedentary behavior in medical students at a Peruvian public university |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical activity and sedentary behavior in medical students at a Peruvian public university |
| title_short | Physical activity and sedentary behavior in medical students at a Peruvian public university |
| title_sort | physical activity and sedentary behavior in medical students at a peruvian public university |
| topic | exercise students medical sedentary behavior b besity |
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