Kosendiak Aureliusz Andrzej, Adamczak Bartosz Bogusz, Kuźnik Zofia, Makles Szymon, Hariasz Weronika
College of Health Studies, University of Lower Silesia, 53-611 Wroclaw, Poland.
Medical Faculty, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-345 Wroclaw, Poland.
Nutrients. 2025 May 24;17(11):1788. doi: 10.3390/nu17111788.
Harmful alcohol use and nicotine dependence are major public health concerns. One group particularly at risk may be medical students, who might resort to substance use as a coping mechanism for stress. Various factors may influence these behaviors, either positively or negatively-among them, dietary knowledge and eating habits. : In this study, we used the KOMPAN questionnaire to assess dietary habits and nutrition knowledge, the AUDIT questionnaire to evaluate problematic alcohol consumption, and the Fagerström Test to assess nicotine dependence. A total of 2801 medical students participated in this study, including 2374 alcohol users and 379 smokers. : Smoking students demonstrated significantly lower dietary quality ( < 0.0001) and nutrition knowledge ( = 0.0004). Among alcohol users, lower levels of problematic alcohol consumption were observed in individuals with better dietary quality ( = 0.0006) and higher nutrition knowledge ( < 0.0001). : Future research should explore additional factors contributing to the clustering of unhealthy behaviors and the underlying causes of alcohol consumption and poor dietary habits among healthcare professionals.
有害饮酒和尼古丁依赖是主要的公共卫生问题。一个特别高危的群体可能是医学生，他们可能会诉诸物质使用作为应对压力的机制。各种因素可能会对这些行为产生积极或消极的影响，其中包括饮食知识和饮食习惯。在本研究中，我们使用KOMPAN问卷评估饮食习惯和营养知识，使用AUDIT问卷评估有问题的饮酒情况，并使用Fagerström测试评估尼古丁依赖。共有2801名医学生参与了本研究，其中包括2374名饮酒者和379名吸烟者。吸烟的学生饮食质量显著较低（<0.0001），营养知识也较差（=0.0004）。在饮酒者中，饮食质量较好（=0.0006）且营养知识较高（<0.0001）的个体出现有问题饮酒的水平较低。未来的研究应探索导致不健康行为聚集的其他因素，以及医疗保健专业人员饮酒和不良饮食习惯的潜在原因。
