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Vol. 27. Issue 1.
Pages 21-27 (January - February 2017)
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Vol. 27. Issue 1.
Pages 21-27 (January - February 2017)
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Relationship between tobacco consumption and sport practice among health and education science university students
Relación entre el consumo de tabaco y la práctica deportiva en una población universitaria de ciencias de la salud y la educación
Carlos Ayán Péreza,b,
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cayan@uvigo.es

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, Antonio J. Molinac, Verónica Varela Matoa,b, José María Cancela Carrala,b, Juan Pablo Barrio Lerad, Vicente Martín Sánchezc,e
a Departamento de Didácticas especiales, Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte, Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
b Grupo de Investigación HealthyFit (HI22), Área de Educación Física y Deportiva, Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
c Grupo de Investigación en Interacción Gen-Ambiente-Salud (GIIGAS), Área de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Universidad de León, León, Spain
d Área de Fisiología, Grupo de Investigación en Interacción Gen-Ambiente-Salud (GIIGAS), Universidad de León, León, Spain
e CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP)
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Table 1. Distribution of sport participation and tobacco use based on sex.
Table 2. Distribution of sport participation and tobacco use based on academic degree.
Table 3. Agreement between the questionnaires about tobacco use and the biochemical test of cotinine in saliva.
Table 4. Analysis of the associations between participating in sport, different tobacco use characteristics and potential demographic and academic confounders. The adjusted model for each variable included age, sex and academic degree qualification.
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Abstract
Objective

To identify the prevalence and relationship between the practice of sports and smoking in university students enrolled on accredited qualifications related to health and/or education sciences.

Methods

Cross-sectional study including 540 students (average age of 21.3±3.8 years; 68% women) of the University of Vigo registered in degree programmes linked to health (Physical Therapy and Nursing), or education (Pre-School, Primary School and Physical Activity and Sport Sciences) who answered an “ad hoc” questionnaire relating sports practice and tobacco consumption.

Results

Women showed a lower habit on sports practice and a higher tobacco consumption, regardless of their academic degree. The average share of students who recognised practicing sports was significantly minor in those enrolled in health careers (37.7% vs. 57.5%). Regarding tobacco consumption, the students enrolled in health careers reported the lowest prevalence (16.7%). Among the students associated to education, this prevalence was found to be 25.9%. The bivariate analysis showed a trend towards a lower sport practice among the smokers. This association was significant only among the moderate consumers.

Conclusions

The findings of this research show a low prevalence in sports practice among students enrolled in degrees associated to health, and a more relevant tobacco consumption among those enrolled in degrees associated to education. It seems necessary to develop strategies aimed at promoting healthy habits that should be taking into account the tobacco consumption reported by the student.

Keywords:
Sport
Higher education
Health
Tobacco
Spain
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Objetivo

Identificar la prevalencia y relación entre práctica deportiva y tabaquismo en estudiantes universitarios españoles vinculados a la salud o la educación.

Métodos

Estudio de carácter transversal, en el que 540 estudiantes (edad media de 21,3±3,8 años; 68% mujeres) que cursaban titulaciones vinculadas a la salud (Fisioterapia y Enfermería), y a la educación (Educación Infantil, Educación Primaria y Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte) contestaron un cuestionario «ad hoc» sobre la práctica de actividad deportiva y el consumo de tabaco.

Resultados

Se observó un menor nivel de práctica deportiva y un mayor consumo de tabaco en las mujeres, con independencia de la titulación analizada. En relación a la práctica deportiva el porcentaje medio de estudiantes que reconocieron realizarla fue significativamente menor en aquellos vinculados a la salud (37,7 vs. 57,5%). En cuanto al consumo de tabaco, los estudiantes vinculados a la salud reportaron una menor prevalencia (16,7%) siendo la misma del 25,9% entre los estudiantes vinculados a la educación. Los análisis bivariantes indicaron una tendencia a una menor práctica deportiva en los fumadores, pero solo estadísticamente significativa entre los consumidores moderados.

Conclusión

Existe una baja prevalencia de la práctica deportiva entre estudiantes universitarios de titulaciones vinculadas a la salud, presentando por el contrario los vinculados a la educación un consumo de tabaco más relevante. Parece necesario desarrollar políticas de promoción de hábitos saludables, que se aconseja tengan en cuenta el consumo de tabaco que el estudiante reporte.

Palabras clave:
Deporte
Educación Superior
Salud
Tabaco
España

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