Relación entre actividad física, consumo de tabaco y salud respiratoria en los estudiantes de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales de la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Loja - 2024

Abstract

Abstract: This study examined the relationship between smoking, physical activity and health respiratory in students of the Private Technical University of Loja (UTPL). Both smoking and physical inactivity increase the tendency to suffer from respiratory diseases and increase mortality, negatively damaging primarily to young people. Despite suggestions from the World Health Organization Health over physical activity, sedentary lifestyle persists. Through a type design cross-sectional and statistical analysis, the relationship between these factors was distinguished. He study determined that smoking does not significantly affect lung function nor physical activity. Most of the participants were men (66.7%) and mestizos (95.2%). Likewise, the level of high physical activity prevailed in men, while the moderate one was more common in women. Although 31% expressed a restrictive respiratory pattern, the significant differences between respiratory health and genders were not significant. Finally, 57.1% belong to social circles with smokers and is occasionally exposed to smoke from inhalation substances. These discoveries will allow us to develop future plans to encourage habits healthy in the university community.