Adherence to healthy habits and academic performance in Vocational Education Students (Adherencia a hábitos saludables y Rendimiento Académico en estudiantes de Formación Profesional)
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v42i0.87138Keywords:
Physical Activity, Mediterranean Diet, Academic Performance, Lifestyle, Students, (Actividad física, Dieta mediterránea, Rendimiento académico, Estilo de vida, Estudiantes)Abstract
The purpose of the present cross-sectional study was to analyze the relationship between adherence to healthy lifestyles and academic performance in students of different Vocational Education and Training (VET) degrees. Methods: 55 Vocational Education students´ from the Animation and Physical-Sports Activities Course (n 28) and from Dental Pathology and the Prosthetic Anatomy courses (DPPA) (n 27), were analyzed through the G-PAQ and the KIDMED questionnaires, to asess their adherence to Physical Activity and to Mediterranean diet. In addition, anthropometric dataand academic qualifications were correlated. Results: APSA students scored significantly higher in Mediterranean diet adherence, as well as in the number of minutes of vigorous and moderate intensity aerobic exercise. DPPA students obtained significantly higher values in sedentary activities. No significant differences were found in the academic performance of both groups. Conclusion: the practice of PA was positively correlated with a greater adherence to Mediterranean diet. This fact entails a factor of prevention of cardiovascular and metabolic disease in the future. Thus, the implementation of nutritional education and PA programs for VET students is suggested.
Resumen. El objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar la relación entre la adherencia a estilos de vida saludables y el rendimiento académico en estudiantes de diferentes titulaciones de Formación Profesional (FP). Método: 55 estudiantes del curso de Animación y Actividades Físico-Deportivas (TAFAD) (n 28) y de los cursos de Patología Dental y Anatomía Protésica (DPPA) (n 27), fueron analizados a través de los cuestionarios G-PAQ y KIDMED, para valorar su adherencia a la Actividad Física y a la dieta mediterránea. Además, se correlacionaron datos antropométricos y calificaciones académicas. Resultados: Los estudiantes de TAFAD obtuvieron puntuaciones significativamente más altas en la adherencia a la dieta mediterránea, así como en la cantidad de minutos de ejercicio aeróbico vigoroso y de intensidad moderada. Los alumnos de la DPPA obtuvieron valores significativamente más altos en actividades sedentarias; no se encontraron diferencias significativas en el rendimiento académico de ambos grupos. Conclusión: la práctica de AF se correlacionó positivamente con una mayor adherencia a la dieta mediterránea. Este hecho conlleva un factor de prevención de enfermedades cardiovasculares y metabólicas en el futuro. Por tanto, se sugiere la implementación de programas de educación nutricional y AF para estudiantes de FP.
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