Unhealthy Lifestyle and Nutritional Habits Are Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases Regardless of Professed Religion in University Students
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Navarro Prado, Silvia; Schmidt Río Valle, Jacqueline; Montero Alonso, Miguel Ángel; Fernández Aparicio, Ángel; González Jiménez, EmilioEditorial
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Lifestyle Eating habits Cardiovascular disease University students Religion
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2018-12-14Referencia bibliográfica
Navarro-Prado, S. [et al.]. Unhealthy Lifestyle and Nutritional Habits Are Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases Regardless of Professed Religion in University Students. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 2872.
Resumen
To date, few studies have evaluated the possible association between religion and nutritional
habits, lifestyle and cardiovascular risk in the university population. This study identified differences
in the eating habits of Christian and Muslim university students and determined a possible association
between the impact of religion on their lifestyles and the parameters related to cardiovascular risk.
A cross-sectional study was performed with a sample population of 257 students (22.4 4.76 year)
at the campus of the University of Granada in Melilla (Spain). An anthropometric evaluation
and a dietary assessment were performed. Blood pressure was also measured. There was a
higher prevalence of overweight (29.1%) among Christian university students. The prevalence
of pre-hypertension was similar between Christians and Muslims (48.3%) but was higher among
Christian males (74.5%). Christian students presented higher levels of visceral fat. Students of
both religions ingested carbohydrates, saturated fatty acids and total cholesterol, proteins, sodium
and alcohol in excess. Significant positive correlations were found between food energy, sweets,
snacks, soft drinks and body mass index (BMI) in both sexes and between the consumption of
sausages-fatty meats and the systolic blood pressure (SBP) and body adiposity index (BAI) variables.
Muslim students were less likely to consume alcohol (odds ratio [OR] = 7.88, 95% confidence interval
[CI] = 4.27, 14.54). Christian and Muslim students presented improvable lifestyles and intake patterns.
The high intake of saturated fatty acids, total cholesterol, sodium and alcohol in Christian students
could lead to the early development of cardiovascular disease.