title: Lifestyle and health conditions of adults with spinal cord injury.
abstract: . To describe the lifestyle of adults with spinal cord injury and explore its relation with some health conditions.
  
  
  
  Cross sectional study, in which a questionnaire containing sociodemographic, habits and health conditions variables was used. Forty-seven people with spinal cord injury participated and answered the self-report questionnaire.
  
  
  
  The group under study was predominantly male (92%), under 40 years of age (47%), and had low educational level (76%). The most frequent risk factors related to the lifestyle were: smoking (28%), alcohol consumption (36%), coffee consumption (92%) and being physically inactive (64%). Association was found between having four or more risk factors related to lifestyle and the loss of appetite, as well as constipation.
  
  
  
  . The actual inadequate lifestyle is associated with the health conditions of patients, and the nursing team should pay special attention to the education and promotion of health related to people with spinal cord injury.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Inacia Sátiro
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Xavier de França
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil, bertha@ufrnet.br.
authors.forename: Bertha
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cruz Enders
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Campina Grande, PB, Brazil, alex@uepb.edu.br.
authors.forename: Alexsandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silva Coura
authors.affiliation: Universidade Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Giovanna Karinny
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Pereira Cruz
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jamilly
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: da Silva Aragão
authors.affiliation: Universidade Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Déborah Raquel
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Carvalho de Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D001066:Appetite / Q000502:physiology; D003069:Coffee; D003248:Constipation / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003069:Coffee