Comportamentos em saúde autorreferidos por docentes e técnico-administrativos da região sudeste: estudo transversal

Abstract

Eating habits, sports and leisure practice, smoking and alcohol consumption are habits of life that can influence the life and health conditions of the individual. The objective of this study was to characterize the health behaviors of teachers and technical-administratives from a public university in the Southeast region in relation to dietary habits, physical activity, nutritional status, smoking habits, consumption of alcoholic beverages and of other drugs among the servers. This is a cross-sectional study, which had data collected from a secondary database, from the Health Questionnaire (health conditions self-reported by teachers and technical-administrative staff), from the Pro-Rectory of Community Affairs of the institution. The results pointed out, among the variables assessed, dietary habits, smoking habits, alcohol consumption, practice of physical activities, weight, height and BMI, differences between the means of the variables weight, height and BMI and the factors associated with morbidities between teachers and technical-administrative staff. It was possible to conclude that unhealthy eating, irregular / sedentary physical activity, overweight, smoking and alcohol consumption were associated with the server category, gender and age influenced the life and health conditions of these individuals.