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How Relevant Is the Place Where First-Year College Students Live In Relation to the Increase in Body Mass Index?

Version 1 : Received: 21 October 2021 / Approved: 22 October 2021 / Online: 22 October 2021 (09:20:18 CEST)

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Viñuela, A.; Criado-Álvarez, J.J.; Aceituno-Gomez, J.; Durantez-Fernández, C.; Martin-Conty, J.L.; Martin Rodriguez, F.; Cano Martin, L.M.; Maestre Miquel, C.; Polonio Lopez, B.; Mohedano-Moriano, A. How Relevant Is the Place Where First-Year College Students Live in Relation to the Increase in Body Mass Index? Healthcare 2021, 9, 1638. Viñuela, A.; Criado-Álvarez, J.J.; Aceituno-Gomez, J.; Durantez-Fernández, C.; Martin-Conty, J.L.; Martin Rodriguez, F.; Cano Martin, L.M.; Maestre Miquel, C.; Polonio Lopez, B.; Mohedano-Moriano, A. How Relevant Is the Place Where First-Year College Students Live in Relation to the Increase in Body Mass Index? Healthcare 2021, 9, 1638.

Abstract

(1) Objective: This study analyzes the evolution of the body mass index (BMI) throughout the academic year associated with changes in the lifestyle associated with the place where they live during the course and design lifestyle and health strategies to the university community. (2) Methods: 93 first-year nursing students participated in this study. Data were collected throughout the course by administering self-reported questionnaires about eating habits and lifestyles, weight, and height to calculate their BMI and place of residence throughout the course. Data were analyzed using statistical analysis (Mann-Whitney, Chi-square, student's t- test, repeated-measures analysis of variance, and least significant difference tests). (3) Results: We found that the mean BMI increases significantly throughout the course among all students regardless of sex, age, eating habits or where they live during the course. At the beginning course the mean BMI was 22.1 ± 3,642. The mean difference between the beginning of the course and the middle has a value of p value <0. 015 and between the middle of the course and the end a p value <0.009. The group that increased the most is found among students who continue to live in the family nucleus rather than those who live alone or in residence. Students significantly change their eating and health habits, especially those who live alone or in residences.: (4) Conclusions: There is an increase in BMI among students. It is necessary to carry out seminars or talks that can help students understand the importance of good eating practices and healthy habits to maintain their weight and, therefore, their health, in the short, medium, and long term and acquire a good quality of life.

Keywords

adolescents; lifestyles; nutrition; overweight and obesity; food intake

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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