- Tytuł:
- Awareness of the role of cardiovascular risk factors and their prevention – comparison between rural-urban and urban adolescents
- Autorzy:
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Ostrówka, Dawid
Dereziński, Tadeusz
Nowak, Maria
Komand, Anna
Jancewicz, Marta
Szyndler, Anna
Wolf, Jacek
Narkiewicz, Krzysztof - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/895755.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2020-01-09
- Wydawca:
- Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny
- Tematy:
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CVD risk factors
adolescents
smoking
physical activity - Opis:
- Background: Unhealthy habits (poor diet, smoking and hazardous alcohol drinking) often originate from early-life. We assessed the knowledge on selected cardiovascular and cancer risk factors, healthy habits and its implementation among adolescents and the correlation with their residence. Material and methods: A survey-based study (38-item inventory) was conducted among adolescents from urban and rural-urban areas recruited in two Tricity high-schools and one junior high school from Gniewkowo, respectively. Results: A total of 410 students (59% girls) form Tricity and 287 (51% girls) from Gniewkowo completed the inventory. The mean age was 15.3 years. Students from Gniewkowo spend weekly 8.9±6.2 hours on structured physical activity, which contrasts with 5.5±4.5hrs in Tricity(P<0.001). Gniewkowo residents restrained from alcohol consumption in 38.7% vs. 31.1% in Tricity (P=0.04); were active smokers at 9.4% vs. 4.2% (P=0.007); regular fruits and vegetables consumption was low in both Gniewkowo and Tricity 11.8% vs. 8.6% (P=0.19); respectively. The awareness of the risk factors of non-communicable diseases was more common amongst Tricity adolescents. This was consistently coupled with the knowledge on preventive methods. Conclusions: The level of knowledge on common non-communicable disease risk factors is higher among teenagers from urban areas, however this does not necessarily translate to more frequent introduction of healthy lifestyle.
- Źródło:
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European Journal of Translational and Clinical Medicine; 2019, 2, 2; 27-37
2657-3148
2657-3156 - Pojawia się w:
- European Journal of Translational and Clinical Medicine
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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