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Date Published: 28/04/2025
Online Published: 16/01/2025
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56283/1859-0381/859
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Vol. 21 No. 2E (2025)
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
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LE TTT, NGUYEN TPV, LE HT, et al. SUBOPTIMAL HEALTH STATUS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG STUDENTS AT HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IN 2024. Tạp chí Dinh dưỡng và Thực phẩm. 2025;21(2E):72-80. doi:10.56283/1859-0381/859

SUBOPTIMAL HEALTH STATUS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG STUDENTS AT HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IN 2024

Thi Thanh Truc LE1, Thi Phuong Van NGUYEN1, Huyen Trang LE1, Ngoc Linh NGUYEN, Thai Son DINH1, Ngoc Minh LUU1, Thi Thanh Toan DO1, Thanh Hai PHAN1,
1 School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University

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Abstract

Aims: Suboptimal Health Status (SHS) has been defined as a state of low-quality health, not quite illness but a risk factor for future disease. This study investigated SHS and its related factors among medical students. 

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on Hanoi Medical University students using the SHSQ-25 tool from December 2023 to February 2024. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with SHS. 

Results: Forty-two percent of 513 students were in SHS. Females were 2.33 times more likely to be in SHS than males. Students with average academic performance were 1.92 times more likely to be in SHS than those with excellent performance. Electronic cigarette users had 3.16 times higher odds of SHS. 

Conclusion: Gender, academic performance, and electronic cigarette use were associated with SHS among medical students. To improve health, it is essential to reduce unhealthy lifestyles, especially electronic cigarette use, and enhance academic performance.

Keywords

Suboptimal health status, medical students, lifestyle behaviors.

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