Estado nutricional, ansiedade e depressão associados ao estilo de vida de estudantes de uma universidade pública criada durante o processo de interiorização do ensino superior no Brasil

Abstract

In this study, we aimed to trace the demographic profile, evaluate the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, the practice of physical activity and sleep and associate them with nutritional parameters and signs of anxiety and depression in students at a university located in the Paraná state. A total of 277 students with a mean age of 22.17 ± 4.00 years participated through a questionnaire administered by means of interviews and self-report. There was a predominance of females, with a BMI classified as eutrophic. 52.7% of the students presented signs and symptoms of anxiety. 83.4% reported consuming alcoholic beverages and 18.0% reported consuming tobacco. 62.3% of the students had adequate hours of sleep, and 53.5% had good self-reported sleep quality. 53.8% reported practicing physical activities and 66.4% had a medium frequency of caffeine consumption. Eutrophic individuals had better sleep quality, unlike those who showed signs of depression. The individuals who practiced physical activities and those who consumed caffeine at a moderate frequency had adequate hours of sleep with good quality. Men reported drinking alcohol more often than women, in addition to smoking and having poorer sleep quality. Women had more anxiety than men. Therefore, we concluded that the nutritional status, caffeine intake, quantity and quality of sleep were adequate for more than half of the population. However, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity and signs of anxiety and depression were also manifested in most college students at rates above those presented in previous studies.