Tiempo de pantalla, fuerza prensil y obesidad abdominal en estudiantes USTA

Abstract

Introduction: Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NTCs) as established by WHO are responsible for deaths worldwide, diseases such as: cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular, pulmonary, chronic obstructivediseases. Objective: Analyze Screen Time, Prehensile Strength and Abdominal Obesity levels in USTA 2019 students. Methods: Cross-analytical study conducted on 198 students with an average age of 19 years. Screen Time, Prehensile Strength and Abdominal Obesity levels were determined in students through an ad hoc designed questionnaire. For prehensile strength a JAMAR-branded dynamometer was used and abdominal obesity was determined through waist circumference. The variables were analyzed in central trend measurements or frequencies according to their nature. The exact Fischer and T student test was used to establish statistically significant differences. Results: The median age of the study population was 19 years (RI: P25 x 18, P55-21). 51.51% of the study population is female. In terms of the average prehensile force and waist circumference it was 28 (RI: p25-21, p75-38) and 79 cm (RI: p25-73, p75-85) respectively. 25.75% of the study population has abdominal obesity, with women being the highest register (15.15%). On the other hand, 52.52% have unhealthy prehensile strength values, where women have lower than healthy values (30.30%). Conclusions: The most used device with the highest time intensity by the study population is the Smartphone. The majority of the population has unhealthy levels of prehensile strength, while the minority has abdominal obesity. The most important thing was that women use the Smartphone more with time intensity greater than 6 hours being these differences statistically significant.