OBJECTIVE: TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (PA) AND SITTING TIME THAT STUDENTS FROM AN INSTITUTE OF HIGHER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PRESENTAND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SOCIOECONOMIC LEVEL (SES) OF THE PARTICIPANTS. METHODOLOGY: 316 CHILEAN STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT CAREERS OF THE IPG / CONCEPCIÓN PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE PARTICIPATED IN THE STUDY. A QUESTIONNAIRE WITH CLOSED QUESTIONS WAS USED FOR THE SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES, THE INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE (IPAQ) SHORT FORMAT TO IDENTIFY THE AMOUNT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND INTENSITY, AND THE ESOMAR QUESTIONNAIRE TO DEFINE THE SES OF THE STUDENTS. RESULTS: IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE LEVELS OF PA WERE OF MODERATE AND HIGH INTENSITY FOR 56% OF THE PARTICIPANTS (N = 177), WHO BELONG TO THE MEDIUM SES. NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SITTING TIME AND GENDER WAS OBSERVED, HOWEVER, THE PREVALENCE OF MEN (31.4%) WHO SAT MORE THAN 4 HOURS A DAY WAS LOWER COMPARED TO WOMEN (48.4%). MEN PRESENTED HIGHER MET-MINUTES / WEEK VALUES THAN WOMEN AND HIGHER FREQUENCY IN HIGH INTENSITY PA, WHILE WOMEN PRESENTED HIGHER FREQUENCY FOR MODERATE PA. FINALLY, NO ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SITTING HOURS AND SOCIOECONOMIC LEVEL WAS IDENTIFIED. CONCLUSION: THE STUDENTS PRESENTED A PA LEVEL BETWEEN MODERATE AND HIGH, HOWEVER, A WORRYING PREVALENCE OF THOSE WHO REMAIN SEATED FOR LONGER THAN RECOMMENDED WAS OBSERVED, MAINLY IN THOSE WITH MEDIUM AND LOW SES. DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL SPACES SHOULD PROMOTE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES AND REDUCE SITTING TIME, CONSIDERED A RISK FACTOR FOR SUFFERING FROM NCDS.

DETERMINAR LOS FACTORES PREDICTORES DE CONDUCTAS PROMOTORAS DE SALUD EN ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS. MÉTODO: ESTUDIO OBSERVACIONAL CORRELACIONAL Y TRANSVERSAL CON 504 ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS DE DOS REGIONES DE CHILE. EL INSTRU-MENTO INCLUYÓ LA ESCALA ESTILO DE VIDA PROMOTOR DE SALUD II (EVPS II), VARIABLES PSICOSOCIALES Y SOCIODEMOGRÁFICAS. SE REALIZARON ESTADÍSTICAS DESCRIPTIVAS Y REGRE-SIÓN LINEAL MÚLTIPLE, CONSIDERANDO DIVERSOS FACTORES PREDICTIVOS. RESULTADOS PRINCI-PALES: LAS VARIABLES PREDICTORAS INCLUIDAS EN EL MODELO EXPLICARON EL 30,2% DE LA VARIABILIDAD EN LA CONDUCTA PROMOTORA DE SALUD (CPS). LOS SUPUESTOS DE REGRESIÓN LINEAL FUERON COMPROBADOS Y CONFIRMADOS. CONCLUSIÓN PRINCIPAL: EL MODELO PREDIC-TOR REVELÓ QUE EL 30,2% DE LA VARIABILIDAD EN LA CPS SE EXPLICA POR FACTORES COMO AUTOEFICACIA Y AUTOESTIMA. ESTOS RESULTADOS RESPALDAN EL MODELO DE PROMOCIÓN DE SALUD DE PENDER, SUBRAYANDO SU RELEVANCIA EN LA COMPRENSIÓN Y PROMOCIÓN DE ESTILOS DE VIDA SALUDABLES EN ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS.