The Assesment of the Lifestyle of Young People

Author of the thesis: Laura Černiauskaitė Title of this thesis: The Assesment of the Lifestyle of Young People Aim: to estimate and to assess the sociodemographic, health, lifestyle data and to estimate the factors influencing the subjective health status of the first course students (entered in 2016) of Kaunas University of Technologies. Objectives: 1. To estimate and assess the sociodemographic, health and lifestyle data of the researched. 2. To estimate and assess the factors influencing the subjective health status. Methods: In the study participated all the students entered the KUT in 2016. The study was carried out in the period of September – December, 2016 with 1122 participants. 1117 forms of questionnaire were collected i.e. the response rate – 99,6 %. For the questionnaire survey, “The Assesment of the Lifestyle of Young People” questionnaire was prepared. The questions presented in the first part are dedicated to assess the participants’ sociodemographic rates, eating, health status, addictions and physical activity. The second part was dedicated to the “Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity” questionnaire to evaluate the level of physical activity. Participants to the study: First course students of Kaunas University of Technologies (entered in 2016) Results: In the study participated 1117 students, 66,1 % of them were men and 33,9 % were women. The average age – 19±0,79. 78,1 % of the participants are charecterized as of normal body weight. 53,8 % had long-term illnesses, most of which are eye diseases. 21,3 % were smoking, 72,3 % were drinking alcochol. 64,2 % of men and 58,6 % of women eat vegetables ≤1 times a day. Per week men were active ≥5 times, women – 3 – 4 times. Men were physically active >3 hours, women – up to 1 hour. 40,1 % of the study participants were sufficiently active. The most common activity was the walk. Men with litte or normal body weight assessed their health as good, all the participants without addictions – too. Those who ate fruits ≥7 a week assessed their health as good. Those respondents, who carried about their healthy eating, assessed their health status more beneficently. Those university entered men who ate less vegetables and fruits and those women with little physical activity assessed their health statuses as worse. Conclusions: most of men and women ate vegetables 4 – 6 times a week, vegetables ≤1 a day, every day had breakfast. Less than half of the participants were sufficiently active. Better health status in men group was influenced by little or normal body weight, the absence of long-term illnesses, sufficient physical activity, the frequent use of fruits and vegetables. In women group – the absence of long-term illnesses, the stay active every week, the frequent use of fruits and vegetables