Determining the Type 2 Diabetes Risks and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors of First Year University Students

Authors : Nermin EROĞLU, Gamze TEMİZ

Pages : 420-428

Doi:10.30621/jbachs.939375

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Publication Date : 2022-05-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: The present study was planned and carried out as a descriptive and cross-sectional study for determining the Type 2 diabetes risks and healthy lifestyle behaviors of first year university students. Methods: The study was carried with 185 students at a foundation university in Istanbul during the dates of November-December 2019. The data were acquired online via Student Information Form, Type 2 Diabetes Questionnaire insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FINDRİSK); and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale. Results: The mean age of the students in the study was 19.79±2.47 years, 53.5 % insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=99); were male, 29.7 % insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=55 previously graduated from another university, 62.1 % insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=115); were students and it was determined that 50.3 % insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=93); had diabetic relatives. It was observed when the diabetes risk status was examined for all participants that they are in the low risk group due to a FINDRISK total score of <7. Conclusion: The study results emphasize the importance of determining the risk for university students to be diabetic in the next decade, putting forth the individuals with high risk and moving onto the next stage for diagnosis. In addition, it has been determined that the level of knowledge of students may have a positive impact on their healthy lifestyle behaviors.
Keywords : type 2 diabetes, diabetes risk, healhty lifestyle, universty students