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Nutritional status and physical activity in college students. A systematic review

Abstract:

We aim to synthesize evidence from previous studies on the relationship between nutritional status levels and physical activity in university students. The search strategies followed the guidelines of the PRISMA statement and were based on the terms: “Physical activity” “Nutritional Status” and “University Students”. In the following academic journal databases: Web of Science (Core Collection), Scopus, Medline through Pubmed, and Scielo. The systematic review was carried out with 12 selected studies. Five studies were conducted on university students in Europe (42% of the total), six in Latin America (50%), and one in Asia (8%). The sum of the study samples was 5071 students (X= 422.6). In 4 studies the sampling was probabilistic in its different types (33.3%). Most of the studies were descriptive cross-sectional studies (7 for 58.2%), 3 correlational studies (25%), one analytical study, and one quasi-experimental study (8.4% each). Nutritional status and physical activity had an inversely proportional relationship. Moderate levels of obesity and physical activity were predominant.