Sleep disorders and anthropometric measures in Chilean university students
Introduction: To compare sleep habits, insomnia and daytime sleepiness in university students according to anthropometrics measures. Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on university students using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Insomnia s...
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| description | Introduction: To compare sleep habits, insomnia and daytime sleepiness in university students according to anthropometrics measures.
Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on university students using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Insomnia severity index. In addition, anthropometric variables were determined; weight, height and waist circumference.
Results: We evaluated 1275 university students (74% female). Students on average slept at midnight and slept on average 6.4 hours, 77.9% sleep less than recommended, 34.2% had daytime somnolence and 68.5% had insomnia. Regarding insomnia, it was observed that the low weight group presented the highest insomnia score that significantly contrasted with the normal weight group (p=0.04). In the case of daytime sleepiness when comparing by nutritional status, it was observed that obese students are the ones with the greatest daytime somnolence (p <0.05). Finally, there is an association between fewer sleep hours with higher BMI (OR: 1.12 (95% CI 1.01-1.991)) and presence of insomnia (OR: 2.734 (95% CI: 1.324-5.645).
Conclusion: University students sleep less than recommended, have a high prevalence of insomnia and excessive daytime sleepiness, in addition, it is obese women who present this alteration more frequently and the highest insomnia score is identified in underweight students. Both a high BMI and insomnia are associated with short-term sleep. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0e7b07b43d5347e9ba3b4a6d97ad8ee42022-12-21T19:31:56ZengAcademia Española de Nutrición y DietéticaRevista Española de Nutrición Humana y Dietética2173-12922174-51452019-10-0123310.14306/renhyd.23.3.646446Sleep disorders and anthropometric measures in Chilean university studentsSamuel Durán-Agüero0Ricardo Sepulveda1Marion Guerrero-Wyss2Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Sebastián. Santiago, Chile.Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Sebastián. Santiago, Chile.Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Sebastián. Santiago, Chile.Introduction: To compare sleep habits, insomnia and daytime sleepiness in university students according to anthropometrics measures. Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on university students using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Insomnia severity index. In addition, anthropometric variables were determined; weight, height and waist circumference. Results: We evaluated 1275 university students (74% female). Students on average slept at midnight and slept on average 6.4 hours, 77.9% sleep less than recommended, 34.2% had daytime somnolence and 68.5% had insomnia. Regarding insomnia, it was observed that the low weight group presented the highest insomnia score that significantly contrasted with the normal weight group (p=0.04). In the case of daytime sleepiness when comparing by nutritional status, it was observed that obese students are the ones with the greatest daytime somnolence (p <0.05). Finally, there is an association between fewer sleep hours with higher BMI (OR: 1.12 (95% CI 1.01-1.991)) and presence of insomnia (OR: 2.734 (95% CI: 1.324-5.645). Conclusion: University students sleep less than recommended, have a high prevalence of insomnia and excessive daytime sleepiness, in addition, it is obese women who present this alteration more frequently and the highest insomnia score is identified in underweight students. Both a high BMI and insomnia are associated with short-term sleep.https://renhyd.org/index.php/renhyd/article/view/646Nutritional StatusSleepSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersObesity. |
| spellingShingle | Samuel Durán-Agüero Ricardo Sepulveda Marion Guerrero-Wyss Sleep disorders and anthropometric measures in Chilean university students Revista Española de Nutrición Humana y Dietética Nutritional Status Sleep Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Obesity. |
| title | Sleep disorders and anthropometric measures in Chilean university students |
| title_full | Sleep disorders and anthropometric measures in Chilean university students |
| title_fullStr | Sleep disorders and anthropometric measures in Chilean university students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sleep disorders and anthropometric measures in Chilean university students |
| title_short | Sleep disorders and anthropometric measures in Chilean university students |
| title_sort | sleep disorders and anthropometric measures in chilean university students |
| topic | Nutritional Status Sleep Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Obesity. |
| url | https://renhyd.org/index.php/renhyd/article/view/646 |
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