LIPID PROFILE, BLOOD PRESSURE AND BODY MASS INDEX OF NURSING ACADEMICS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
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https://doi.org/10.18554/reas.v12i2.6593Abstract
Objective: to analyze the lipid profile, blood pressure, and body mass index of nursing students. Method: a cross-sectional study carried out with 76 nursing students from a public university in Belém, Pará, Brazil. Data were collected from August/2017 to July/2018, in three stages: filling out a questionnaire, physical examination and collecting fasting peripheral blood for biochemical analysis. In the analysis, descriptive statistics, and the Kruskall-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests were used, with a significance of 5% (p<0.05). Results: the female sex predominated (n=59/77.6%) and the age group from 17 to 20 years old (n=54/71.0%). Normality status prevailed in the classification of body mass index and lipid profile data, with no significant changes in blood pressure being identified. Conclusion: a small number of students showed changes in lipid profile, blood pressure and body mass index. However, the set of risk factors proved to be relevant.
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