Nível de atividade física, qualidade de vida e fatores associados de estudantes universitários de educação física

Abstract

Level of physical activity, quality of life and associated factors of university students of Physical EducationAdoption of new habits occurs during different periods of life, with the university period being one of them. Among these habits, we can mention the use of alcoholic beverage, smoking, alteration of eating and physical habits, which are known as risk behavioral factors for health. Analyzing and knowing these different profiles of university alumni can be of great practical importance for the definition of public policies focusing on quality of life. The objective of this study was to describe and compare the levels of physical activity and quality of life of Physical Education students. A total of 154 Physical Education students were evaluated by a questionnaire composed of questions related to the characterization of the sample, of which 88 were from UEMG, Passos, and 66 from UNIFAFIBE, Bebedouro. Considering the level of physical activity, no significant difference was observed between the groups (Physically active: UEMG: 76.14%, UNIFAFIBE: 80.30%). Regarding quality of life, a significant difference was observed between groups for the psychological domain (UEMG: 71.16 ± 14.02, UNIFAFIBE: 66.48 ± 15.13) and environment (UEMG: 62.86 ± 13,18; UNIFAFIBE: 58.19 ± 12.19). Some type of risk behavior is adopted by 69% of UEMG students and 48% of UNIFAFIBE students.There is a difference between groups with regard to the use of alcoholic beverages (UEMG: 57.95%, UNIFAFIBE: 31.82%). Although individuals reported good quality of life and represent a population group with a high percentage of active individuals, there still seems to be a gap for adopting policies that raise the perception of quality of life in some areas of evaluation.