Lifestyle choices of Brazilian college students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lifestyle choices reflect the beliefs that individuals attribute to aspects of life. This construct can be assessed with the Individual Lifestyle Profile (PEVI) questionnaire, which measures elements of Nutrition, Physical Activity, Preventive Behaviors, Social Relationships and Stress Management.

Objective

The objective of this study was to estimate the psychometric properties of the PEVI applied to a sample of Brazilian university students, identifying the prevalence of each lifestyle component according to participants' age, sex, weight status, course area/field and economic stratum and to estimate the contribution of these characteristics on physical and psychological lifestyle.

Methods

The PEVI data was analyzed by confirmatory factor analysis, using t

SUBMITTER: Martins BG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7547619 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature