[Risk factors of nontransmissible chronic diseases in students of medicine of Carabobo University. Venezuela. Year 2006].
Generally, a student changes lifestyle when enters to the University, this can lead to different alimentary habits that could become as risk factors of nontransmissible chronic diseases (NTCD).


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the presence of risk factors of NTCD in students of medicine race in Carabobo University.


METHODS
120 people were evaluated, students of third to the sixth year of the medicine race, Carabobo University, year 2006. Family records, nutritional habits, alcohol and tobacco consumption were studied. Anthropometric measures, arterial pressure, glycemia and lipids sérics, were determined.


RESULTS
Of evaluated students 68 they belonged to feminine sex and 52 masculine, age between 18 and 26 years old. The risk factor more frequent was the sedentary (72.49%), followed of alcoholic habits (68.3%) and smoking tobacco (34.16%). A 37.5% had high consumption of oils and fats, 58.3% starches and sugars. A 33.34% was overweight or obesity; 3.33% with high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome. The family antecedent predominant was high blood pressure (60%) and obesity (28.2%).


CONCLUSIONS
In this student population risk factors for NTCD exist, which alerts on the necessity to restore plans of education and measures of primary prevention in order to diminish to future the appearance of NTCD in the students of the medicine race in Carabobo University.
Departamento de Salud Pública, Escuela de Medicina, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Centro de Investigaciones en Nutrición, Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela. goviedo@uc.edu.ve
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D014687:Venezuela