title: [Lifestyles related with cardiovascular risk in university students].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the lifestyles associated with cardiovascular risk in a university population in university admission.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional students of the Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia. Select a sample of 672 college students enrolled in the first year of the race. The instrument used to collect the data, is a self-completed questionnaire anonymous, with a total of 59 questions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  With respect to smoking 242 are smokers (36%), 117 former smokers (17.4%), and 313 non-smokers (46.6%). When compared snuff consumption by sex, no differences are detected. By running the largest group of non-smokers often seen in students of physical sciences (59.1%) compared to the careers humanities (40.9%). 87.4% (587) of students surveyed report using alcohol, compared to 12.6% (85) no. According to the race group not detected association between race group and the fact consume alcohol or not. The 65.6% of students surveyed physical exercise commonly referred, being higher the frequency of exercise in men than in women (81.7% versus 49.4%) (P<.001). 54.3% of surveyed students follow a dietary pattern typical of the Mediterranean diet.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The University does not exercise the role that could mean in terms of enhancing healthy lifestyles and abandonment of harmful health styles.
authors: Cátedra de Riesgo Cardiovascular, Universidad Católica de Murcia, Murcia, España.
authors: Juana Yikenia
authors: JY
authors: Castro Cuesta
authors: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Santa Lucía, Cartagena, Murcia, España.
authors: José
authors: J
authors: Abellán Huerta
authors: Cátedra de Riesgo Cardiovascular, Universidad Católica de Murcia, Murcia, España.
authors: Mariano
authors: M
authors: Leal Hernández
authors: Cátedra de Riesgo Cardiovascular, Universidad Católica de Murcia, Murcia, España.
authors: Purificación
authors: P
authors: Gómez Jara
authors: Cátedra de Riesgo Cardiovascular, Universidad Católica de Murcia, Murcia, España.
authors: Enrique J
authors: EJ
authors: Ortín Ortín
authors: Cátedra de Riesgo Cardiovascular, Universidad Católica de Murcia, Murcia, España. Electronic address: jabellan@ucam.edu.
authors: José
authors: J
authors: Abellán Alemán
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D038441:Diet, Mediterranean / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cardiovascular risk; Estilo de vida; Estudiantes; Lifestyle; Riesgo cardiovascular; Students; Universitarios; University