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DIETARY HABITS AND HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIORS AMONG MEDICAL DENTISTRY STUDENTS – A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
| Title: | DIETARY HABITS AND HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIORS AMONG MEDICAL DENTISTRY STUDENTS – A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY |
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| Authors: | Iorga Magdalena, POP Lavinia, MURARU Iulia-Diana, ALWAN Sinan, IOAN Beatrice-Gabriela |
| Source: | Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 32-40 (2018) |
| Subject Terms: | health-related behaviors, dentistry students, dietary habits, Dentistry, RK1-715 |
| Publisher Information: | Romanian Society of Oral Rehabilitation, 2018. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Collection: | LCC:Dentistry |
| Description: | The aim of the study is to identify dietary habits and other health-related behaviors among dentistry students enrolled in first year of study in a medical university. Material and methods: a number of 81 students (74.1% female) aged M = 19.29 ± 0.84, ranged 18-23 years old were included in the research. The majority of the students reside in urban areas (77.8%, N = 63). Socio-demographic, medical, dietary and health-related data were registered. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS v.20. Results: 21% of students usually walk to reach their school. They usually sleep 6.34 ± 1.39 hours. 55.5% of students go to sleep between 12 pm and 1 am. 33.33% reported that they used diets in order to reduce their BMI. More than half of students (58%) denied smoking and ¼ denied drinking alcohol. 66.7% of students had a normal BMI. More than 85.2% don’t have regular meals. A positive correlation was found between egg consumption and water intake (r=.304, p=.006) and number of fruits eaten per day (r=.304, p=.006). More concretely, the more students eat eggs, the more they drink water and eat fruits. Also, there is a negative correlation between the number of fruits students eat per day and number of fast-food meals per week (r=-.249, p=.025). In other words, the more fruits students consume, the less fast-food they eat. Conclusion: It is important for dentistry students to make themselves aware about effective dietary habits during their academic years in order to adjust their nutritional behavior and improve their quality of life. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2066-7000 2601-4661 |
| Relation: | http://www.rjor.ro/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/DIETARY-HABITS-AND-HEALTH-RELATED-BEHAVIORS-AMONG-MEDICAL-DENTISTRY-STUDENTS-A-CROSS-SECTIONAL-STUDY1.pdfRJOR1.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2066-7000; https://doaj.org/toc/2601-4661 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/7abb105a0f8c47b58d4abba8e9c479c7 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.7abb105a0f8c47b58d4abba8e9c479c7 |
| ISSN: | 2066700026014661 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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