Perfil do estilo de vida de estudantes de engenharia mecânica

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the lifestyle of the students of the Mechanical Engineering course of a Federal University in the state of Paraná, comparing the differences of this profile between the genders of the participants. The research was classified as nonprobabilistic descriptive, where the sample was composed of 317 students from both sexes (76.97% and 20.03% male and female respectively) with an average age of 20.7 ± 2.38 chosen by accessibility. The research instrument was the inquiry of the Fantastic Lifestyle. The results indicated that both sexes presented an average score classified as good, from the fantastic lifestyle, 47.6% and 44.7% female and male, respectively. When comparing the domains between the sexes, it was found that in the topics family, cigarette use, drugs and alcohol, women present significantly better results, only the physical activity topic shows this inversion for men. It is concluded that differences in health behaviors between men and women exist, demonstrating that women have a more adequate lifestyle than men. Strategies and interventions should be developed within the academic scope with the aim of contributing to the health promotion and quality of life of these students.