Features of lifestyle and health of students of the university medical faculty

Objective: to identify significant factors influencing the health of 1st and 3rd year students of the Faculty of Medicine. Object and methods. A total of 72 students (57 females – 79.2% and 15 males – 20.8%) were selected for the survey. The average values of age, body mass index, and time of study at the university of the respondents were: 20.1±1.3 years, 26.7±0.5 kg/m2 and 1.92±0.4 years, respectively. Results. 37.5% of students were found to be overweight and have stage I obesity, 75% of students rated their health as "good" or "excellent", but 25% reported unsatisfactory health. 34.7% of students have chronic diseases, among which gastrointestinal tract pathologies (56%) and respiratory system (28%) predominate, 47.2% of students smoke regularly, and 27.8% of students drink alcohol. 79.1% of students do not engage in physical activity and do not plan to do so in the near future, while 59.7% of students are aware of the relationship between physical activity and health. Conclusion: A number of significant factors influencing the health of first- and third-year medical students have been identified: problems with body weight, subjective assessment of health by students, the presence of chronic diseases, bad habits (smoking, alcohol), low physical activity and insufficient awareness of the role of physical activity.