Anthropometric profile, physical activity level, degree of anxiety, and posture in college students
Autor: | Deborah Cristina Gonçalves Luiz Fernani; Giovana Mendes Cortez; Isabelle Amaral Santos; Francis Lopes Pacagnelli; Thais Massetti; Talita Dias da Silva; Denise Cardoso Ribeiro Papa; Íbis Ariana Peña de Moraes; Carlos Bandeira de Mello Monteiro; Maria Tereza Artero Prado |
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Sprache: | Englisch; Spanisch; Portugiesisch |
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2017 |
Quelle: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
Online Zugang: |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-29502017000200191&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/2316-9117 2316-9117 doi:10.1590/1809-2950/17160324022017 https://doaj.org/article/10b91fd7bb0741889627a0062c460783 https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-2950/17160324022017 https://doaj.org/article/10b91fd7bb0741889627a0062c460783 |
Erfassungsnummer: | ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:10b91fd7bb0741889627a0062c460783 |
Zusammenfassung
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the anthropometric profile, level of physical activity, anxiety level, and posture of graduate students in the health field. This is a cross-sectional study involving 100 college students from health courses at a university in the western state of São Paulo. Weight, height, waist circumference, and body mass index data were collected. We also applied the International Physical Activity Questionnaire for physical activity; the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for anxiety; and the Postural Assessment Instrument for postural defects. The results of this study show that 67% of students have an average BMI of 22.12±4.84 kg/m², and 38% are regularly active. Regarding anxiety levels, the sample obtained (mean STAI E 40.6 points and STAI T 40.05) can be classified as moderate. In addition, 50% of the sample have lumbar concavity. Therefore, most health care university students displayed normal anthropometric values, were regularly active, had a moderate level of anxiety and had no postural defects.