TY - JOUR AU - Lerma Castaño, Piedad Rocío AU - Jaimes Guerrero, Carlos Alberto AU - Mantilla Toloza, Sonia Carolina AU - Castro Betancourt, Dolly AU - Tamayo Perdomo, Gladys AU - Antolínez Álvarez, Martha Florelia AU - Alvarado Rozo, Omar Alberto PY - 2021/11/24 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Comportamientos relacionados con las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles en estudiantes universitarios JF - Revista Médica de Risaralda JA - Rev. Médica Risaralda VL - 27 IS - 2 SE - Artículo original DO - 10.22517/25395203.24673 UR - https://revistas.utp.edu.co/index.php/revistamedica/article/view/24673 SP - AB - <p><strong>Introduction:</strong> The scientific literature has reported the trend of the impact of non- communicable diseases on public health, and therefore, the investment of resources that interfere in the development of a country.</p><p><strong>Objective:</strong> To identify the presence of specific behaviors associated with the development of chronic non-communicable diseases in university students, since they are a susceptible population to the modification of these tendencies.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods:</strong> This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on a 375 university students’ sample. The stepwise method was applied to identify risk factors associated with the development of chronic non-communicable diseases. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis were used to determine possible relationships between the variables studied.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> The prevalence of tobacco use was 7.5%, frequent alcohol consumption was 91.5%, fruit intake was 96.3%, and vegetable intake was 95%. Additionally, only 48% of the sample practiced intense physical activity. Also, a relationship among the male sex, with the consumption of tobacco and the practice of low physical activity was found.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Behaviors associated with chronic non-communicable diseases such as alcohol and tobacco consumption were identified in university students.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> ER -