Nivel de actividad física y comportamiento sedentario en mujeres estudiantes universitarias de la división ciencias de la salud de la Universidad Santo Tomás seccional Bucaramanga

Abstract

Physical activity is used as a primary treatment in prevention and promotion programs, as well as therapeutically, presenting results that lead to the attenuation of risk factors at the physical, metabolic or behavioral level. Objective: To assess the level of physical activity and sedentary behavior in female university students of Sciences of the Health of the USTA Bucaramanga. Methodology: Cross-sectional study with correlational scope, developed in female undergraduate and graduate students with an n=155 between 18 and 59 years. The instrument used was the World Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) full version, developed online using Google Forms. The data was synthesized in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and analyzed through the SPSS 21.0 program. Physical activity was evaluated in the domains, of occupational, displacement, and free time. Results: 83.87% are between 18 and 24 years old. The economic stratum of greater predominance is the 3. 91% of the sample is currently studying an undergraduate profession. 81% do not perform an intense activity in their workplace, 68% do not perform moderate physical activity in their workplace and 60.64% spend more than 2 consecutive hours sitting or lying down on a typical day. Conclusions: The low level of physical activity and the high level of sedentary behavior in female university students are factors that worry and alert about the physical condition related to the health of the population, which increase the risk of suffering from chronic non-communicable diseases.