[Association between the consumption of tobacco and alcohol and physical exercise while at university].

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To find out the influence that going to University has on changing smoking and alcohol habits, and on physical exercise in students in the EU.

Design

Cross-sectional descriptive study.

Setting

University of Murcia.

Participants

A sample of 1179 students was selected.

Interventions

A self-filled and anonymous questionnaire was used. It consisted of 36 questions using 4 measurement scales: level of health information on cardiovascular risks (CVR), smoking, alcohol consumption and doing physical exercise.

Results

A total of 39.2% of university students in their last academic year said they were smokers, compared to 36.4% in the first year (NS). A total of 81.6% of first year students had consumed alcohol at weekends, compared to 81.1% of th

SUBMITTER: Pastor AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7022035 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature