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Alevtīna Leice

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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISKS AND FACTORS INFLUENCING THEM AMONG MEDICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS

2016

The aim of the study is to identify the CVD risks among medical college students associating them to their lifestyle. It should be noted that cardiovascular diseases also affect young people, which students are also. Information obtained during research is necessary for prospective medical staff to acknowledge their cardiovascular health and its influencing factors, as well as for college lecturers to make changes in study programs. The theoretical part of the research discusses various CVD risk determination methods, as well as lifestyle`s impact on cardiovascular health. The empirical part of the research contains information about ten years CVD risk among students, using two Framingham m…

GerontologyFramingham Heart StudyFramingham Risk ScoreBlood pressureCVD risks; Framingham methods lifestyle`s impact on cardiovascular health; medical college studentsbusiness.industryMedicineDetermination methodsDiseaseRisk factorbusinessAffect (psychology)Body mass indexSOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference
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MEDICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS HEALTH CHANGES DURING THE STUDY PERIOD

2017

The goal of this research is to analyze the change of students’ physical health during the one year of studies in context of lifestyle. The research participants were 103 Medical College’s students aged 19 to 56 years. All tests, measurements and questionnaires were done at falls of 2015 and 2016. Students’ physical health was evaluated in accordance with Apanasenko’s methods based on investigative anthropometric and functional testing measurements. These measurements included body mass index, lungs vital capacity, strength index, Robinson index and Recovery Heart Rate. Students’ lifestyle habits were determined with the help of questionnaire that included question groups regarding the self…

GerontologyHealth problemsbusiness.industryTotal cholesterolMedicinePhysical healthContext (language use)AnthropometrybusinessEating habitsLifestyle habitsbody mass index; BMI lifestyle; lipid parameter; medical college students; physical health; eating habitsBody mass indexSOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference
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The Connection between Young Students' Physical Health and Their Lifestyle

2015

<p><em>The goal of this research is to analyze the status of young students’ physical health and its connection with lifestyle. The research participants were 107 Medical College’s 1<sup>st</sup> year students that formed part of the youth category as it is defined in Latvia, i.e., up until the age of 25. Students’ physical health was evaluated in accordance with Apanasenko’s methods based on investigative anthropometric and functional testing measurements. These measurements included body mass index, vital capacity, strength index, Robinson index and Recovery Heart Rate. Students’ lifestyle habits were determined with the help of questionnaire that included question…

Bad habitGerontologyHealth problemsbusiness.industryTotal cholesterollifestyle; physical health; studentsPhysical healthMedicineAnthropometryLifestyle habitsEating habitsbusinessBody mass indexSOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference
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