Healthy lifestyle related to executive functions in chilean university students: a pilot study
Autor
Caamaño-Navarrete, Felipe
Arriagada-Hernández, Carlos
Fuentes-Vilugrón, Gerardo
Jara-Tomckowiack, Lorena
Levin-Catrilao, Alvaro
del Val Martín, Pablo
Muñoz-Troncoso, Flavio
Delgado-Floody, Pedro
Fecha
2024Resumen
Background: A negative lifestyle is reported to be related to cognitive problems. However,
there is little information about this in relation to university students. The objective of the present
study was to investigate the association between executive functions (EFs) and lifestyle parameters
(i.e., physical activity (PA), sleep duration, screen time (ST), and food habits) among Chilean university
students. Methods: This cross-sectional study included a total of 150 university students
(94 females and 56 males, aged 21.28 ± 3.15 and 22.18 ± 2.90 years, respectively). Cognitive outcomes
were measured using the CogniFit assessment battery. Lifestyle was measured through validated
questionnaires. Results: Across the total sample, attention exhibited a positive association with PA
h/week (β: 24.34 95% CI: 12.46 to 36.22, p = 0.001). Additionally, coordination was positively associated
with PA h/week (β: 15.06 95% CI: 0.62 to 29.50, p < 0.041). PA h/week was positively linked
with reasoning (β: 20.34 95% CI: 4.52 to 36.17, p = 0.012) and perception (β: 13.81 95% CI: 4.14 to 23.49,
p = 0.005). Moreover, PA h/week was significantly linked to memory (β: 23.01 95% CI: 7.62 to 38.40,
p = 0.004). In terms of the EFs, PA h/week showed a positive association with cognitive flexibility
(β: 45.60 95% CI: 23.22 to 67.69, p = 0.001). Conclusions: In conclusion, lifestyle (PA h/week) was
positively associated with EFs. Therefore, an increase in PA levels among these students should be a
target for community- and university-based interventions in order to promote cognitive development
such as attention, coordination, reasoning, perception, memory, and cognitive flexibility.
Fuente
Healthcare, 12(10), 1022Link de Acceso
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