Relation between respiratory function tests and life habits of the university students.
Among the university students especially in adolescence period, smoking habits and unhealthy lifestyles are major problems in social life. In this study, it is intended to reveal smoking habits and lifestyles of the students from Suleyman Demirel University and to determine the effects of smoking and lifestyles on pulmonary functions.


METHODS
Participants were 94 university students who were getting formal education in the Suleyman Demirel University central campus. Data were analysed by analysis of variance and chi-square tests. For all analysis, p value of <0.05 was considered significant.


RESULTS
Students' mean age was 19.9 ± 0.9 years, and of all the students 74 (78.7%) were undergraduate students; remaining 20 (21.3%) were graduate students. Of all the students, 27 (28.7%), which comprised the largest group of the students, were living in state dormitory. Body mass index (BMI) was examined for the study group; according to BMI, body weight was generally within normal limits but 17.39% of girls' were found to be underweight.


CONCLUSIONS
Respiratory parameters can be affected by many factors. Smoking habit of university students can be prevented, and it is an important point that they have a healthy lifestyle both for their own health and for future generations.
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey fizyolog@gmail.com.
Mustafa
M
Saygin
Department of Family Medicine, Izmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Kurtuluş
K
Ongel
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
Sadettin
S
Caliskan
D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012907:Smoking; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
Smoking habits; dormitory; life habits; respiratory function tests; university students