Incidencia de Actividad Física e Índice de Sobrepeso y Obesidad en Estudiantes Universitarios en Latinoamérica, Revisión Sistemática

Abstract

Physical activity not only serves to prevent Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases, but once it is evolved it will allow to correct and improve the quality of life. This article aims to expose the rates of physical activity, obesity and overweight in university students in Latin America. A systematic review of 100 articles was carried out electronically, based on the inclusion criteria, 35 articles were selected to be used as a sample. It is evidenced that, of the 25 studies that talked about physical activity, 22.2% of them exceeded the 50% in moderate physical activity levels. As for Overweight, 31.4% of the 23 studies that dealt with this topic had an incidence of more than 30% and finally, based on obesity, only 20% of the 19 studies analyzed exceeded 30% incidence. The age range is between 15 to 31 years. Based on the analysis of the results, it was possible to conclude that just under half of the studies present high levels of moderate physical activity exceeding 40% in each one, as well as, to a lesser extent, some presented low levels of moderate physical activity, but, high levels of overweight and obesity, concluding that while there is a greater incidence in one variable, there is less in another.