Changes in the lifestyle behavior and anthropometrics of university students after the first year: a one-year prospective observational study
At the end of the first year of university, most students showed unhealthy lifestyle behaviors characterized by an increase in weight and body mass index, a decrease in the level of physical activity, low adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines, more sleep disturbance, poor diet quality, and harmful alcohol consumption. This indicates a need to address this problem during this critical period for developing interventions to improve lifestyle behaviors and prevent the occurrence of non-communicable chronic diseases.
Authors
- Héctor Gutiérrez‐Espinoza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4650-3426)
- Juan José Valenzuela‐Fuenzalida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7634-012X)
- José Francisco López‐Gil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7412-7624)
- Felipe Araya‐Quintanilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1293-4233)
- María Cassola-Cajiao
- Emilia Garzón-Ulloa
- Daniela Celi-Lalama
Institutions
- Universidad Andrés Bello (CL)
- Universidad Autónoma de Chile (CL)
- San Sebastián University (CL)
- Universidad Espíritu Santo (EC)
- Universidad de Las Américas (EC)
- Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (EC)
- Universidad de Los Lagos (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
- Published
- 2025-05-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2025.1499828
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.45