Diferencias en la calidad de vida de estudiantes universitarios de diferente año de ingreso del campus antumapu

Abstract

Life in university is a time of changes in education, social life, family, emotional and eating behaviors. Objective: To compare the quality of life and nutritional status in students of first year (PA) versus students of third o more (TA) years in the Antumapu Campus, University of Chile. We assessed 98 students, 52 of PA and 46 of TA, which completed a survey of quality of life, anthropometric variables and food consumption. Students of PA had a better perception of quality of life, sexual activity, relationship with their couple and wellbeing. Alcohol consumption was greater in students of TA than PA (10.6g vs 6g p<0,05, respectively). Women of PA had higher brachial circumference and lower waist circumference, bicipital and tricipital skin folds (p<0.05). These results shows than in the perception of quality of life exist differences between gender and years of staying in the university. Students of PA presented a lower consumption of tobacco, alcohol and better nutritional status than student of TA.