Perceived stress and high fat intake: A study in a sample of undergraduate students
dc.contributor.author | Vidal, E. Jair | * |
dc.contributor.author | Alvarez, Daily | * |
dc.contributor.author | Martinez-Velarde, Dalia | * |
dc.contributor.author | Vidal-Damas, Lorena | * |
dc.contributor.author | Yuncar-Rojas, Kelly A. | * |
dc.contributor.author | Julca-Malca, Alesia | * |
dc.contributor.author | Bernabe-Ortiz, Antonio | * |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-04T17:11:06Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-04-04T17:11:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-03-09 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Perceived stress and high fat intake: A study in a sample of undergraduate students 2018, 13 (3):e0192827 PLOS ONE | es |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0192827 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10757/623068 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives Different studies have reported the association between perceived stress and unhealthy diet choices. We aimed to determine whether there is a relationship between perceived stress and fat intake among undergraduate medical students. Methods/Principal findings A cross-sectional study was performed including first-year medical students. The outcome of interest was the self-report of fat intake assessed using the Block Screening Questionnaire for Fat Intake (high vs. low intake), whereas the exposure was perceived stress (low/ normal vs. high levels). The prevalence of high fat intake was estimated and the association of interest was determined using prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Models were created utilizing Poisson regression with robust standard errors. Data from 523 students were analyzed, 52.0% female, mean age 19.0 (SD 1.7) years. The prevalence of high fat intake was 42.4% (CI: 38.2%–46.7%). In multivariate model and compared with those with lowest levels of stress, those in the middle (PR = 1.59; 95%CI: 1.20–2.12) and highest (PR = 1.92; 95%CI: 1.46–2.53) categories of perceived stress had greater prevalence of fat intake. Gender was an effect modifier of this association (p = 0.008). Conclusions Greater levels of perceived stress were associated with higher fat intake, and this association was stronger among males. More than 40% of students reported having high fat consumption. Our results suggest the need to implement strategies that promote decreased fat intake. | |
dc.format | application/pdf | es |
dc.language.iso | eng | es |
dc.publisher | Public Library of Science | es |
dc.relation.url | http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192827 | es |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es |
dc.source | Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) | es_PE |
dc.source | Repositorio Academico - UPC | es_PE |
dc.subject | Adult | es |
dc.subject | Cross-sectional study | es |
dc.subject | Error | es |
dc.subject | Fat intake | es |
dc.subject | Female | es |
dc.subject | Gender | es |
dc.subject | Human | es |
dc.subject | Major clinical study | es |
dc.subject | Male | es |
dc.subject | Medical student | es |
dc.subject | Outcome assessment | es |
dc.subject | Perceived Stress Scale | es |
dc.subject | Prevalence | es |
dc.subject | Questionnaires | es |
dc.subject | Self report | es |
dc.subject | Stress | es |
dc.subject | undergraduate student | es |
dc.subject | young adult | es |
dc.title | Perceived stress and high fat intake: A study in a sample of undergraduate students | es |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es |
dc.identifier.journal | PLOS ONE | es |
dc.description.peerreview | Revisión por pares | es_PE |
refterms.dateFOA | 2018-06-22T23:43:43Z | |
html.description.abstract | Objectives Different studies have reported the association between perceived stress and unhealthy diet choices. We aimed to determine whether there is a relationship between perceived stress and fat intake among undergraduate medical students. Methods/Principal findings A cross-sectional study was performed including first-year medical students. The outcome of interest was the self-report of fat intake assessed using the Block Screening Questionnaire for Fat Intake (high vs. low intake), whereas the exposure was perceived stress (low/ normal vs. high levels). The prevalence of high fat intake was estimated and the association of interest was determined using prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Models were created utilizing Poisson regression with robust standard errors. Data from 523 students were analyzed, 52.0% female, mean age 19.0 (SD 1.7) years. The prevalence of high fat intake was 42.4% (CI: 38.2%–46.7%). In multivariate model and compared with those with lowest levels of stress, those in the middle (PR = 1.59; 95%CI: 1.20–2.12) and highest (PR = 1.92; 95%CI: 1.46–2.53) categories of perceived stress had greater prevalence of fat intake. Gender was an effect modifier of this association (p = 0.008). Conclusions Greater levels of perceived stress were associated with higher fat intake, and this association was stronger among males. More than 40% of students reported having high fat consumption. Our results suggest the need to implement strategies that promote decreased fat intake. |
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