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Associations between Lifestyle and Sociodemographic Factors in Medical Students: A Cross Sectional Study
Gabriel Savogin Andraus1, Fernanda Myskovski Vieira1, Gabriel de Mello Candido1
1Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, School of Medicine, Guritiba, Brazil.
Background:
Identifying lifestyle characteristics in higher education can lead to effective interventions that benefit both individuals and communities.
Methods:
This cross-sectional survey-based study was conducted on medical students of a private university using the Fantastic Lifestyle Questionnaire (FLQ) to assess healthy lifestyles, as well as a custom sociodemographic questionnaire. Additionally, correlations among sociodemographic factors and alcohol intake, activity, tobacco and toxins, family and friends, insight, nutrition, type of behavior, career, sleep, seatbelt, stress, and safe sex domains were assessed.
Results:
This study assessed 188 lifestyle profiles, of which 148 have complete data for evaluating the total FLQ score. The majority of evaluated lifestyles were characterized as "good (42.5%)" and "very good (35.8%)", and correlations were identified between the total FLQ score and between the preclinical and later course phases, the 18-20 years and older age brackets, and any romantic relationship and being single. Additional associations were observed for the other domains with other sociodemographic factors.
Conclusion:
Medical students frequently present with a lifestyle that may be improved through various targeted interventions.
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