Low Sleep Hygiene Is Associated with Less Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Chilean Schoolchildren from Rural Public Schools—A Cross-Sectional Study
The Mediterranean diet stands as a widely acknowledged and health-promoting dietary pattern, renowned for its notable linkage to the mitigation of noncommunicable chronic maladies. Nonetheless, the existing body of evidence concerning the potential interrelation between sleep hygiene and this dietar...
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| author | Rafael Zapata-Lamana Jessica Ibarra-Mora Fernanda Carrasco-Marín Samuel Durán-Agüero Jorge Cuevas-Aburto Maria Antonia Parra-Rizo Igor Cigarroa |
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| description | The Mediterranean diet stands as a widely acknowledged and health-promoting dietary pattern, renowned for its notable linkage to the mitigation of noncommunicable chronic maladies. Nonetheless, the existing body of evidence concerning the potential interrelation between sleep hygiene and this dietary regimen remains circumscribed. The main objective was to determine the association between sleep hygiene and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in Chilean schoolchildren from rural public schools in southern Chile. A non-experimental study was carried out, with an analytical, cross-sectional design. A total of 265 students (56.6% women, mean age 13.5 ± 1.8) from a rural community in southern Chile were recruited. Sleep habits were evaluated using Section 6 of the Life Habits and Adolescence Questionnaire, Sleep and Rest, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet was assessed with the KIDMED Mediterranean Diet Adherence Questionnaire. The main results indicated that 52.8% of schoolchildren need to improve adherence to the Mediterranean diet and 16.6% have a low-quality Mediterranean diet. A high percentage of schoolchildren have behaviors related to poor sleep hygiene (going to bed late (46%), waking up tired and wanting to continue sleeping (63.8%), and having problems falling asleep (42.6%)). Schoolchildren who got up after 8:30 a.m., those who fell asleep after midnight, upon conducting a comparative analysis of the students based on their sleep patterns, those who woke up tired and those who had trouble falling asleep had a lower level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet compared to schoolchildren who got up earlier than 8:30 a.m., fell asleep before midnight, did not wake up tired, and those who did not find it difficult to fall asleep, respectively. In conclusion, having poor sleep patterns including difficulties in both awakening and falling asleep are associated with less adherence to the Mediterranean diet in schoolchildren from rural public schools in southern Chile. Monitoring these variables and promoting healthy lifestyle habits within the educational community are essential measures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f52ce1264c744dba9e129010b2639bea2023-11-19T10:03:21ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672023-09-01109149910.3390/children10091499Low Sleep Hygiene Is Associated with Less Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Chilean Schoolchildren from Rural Public Schools—A Cross-Sectional StudyRafael Zapata-Lamana0Jessica Ibarra-Mora1Fernanda Carrasco-Marín2Samuel Durán-Agüero3Jorge Cuevas-Aburto4Maria Antonia Parra-Rizo5Igor Cigarroa6Escuela de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Los Ángeles 4440000, ChileDepartamento de Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Santiago 8330106, ChileCentro de Vida Saludable, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, ChileEscuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Ciencias para el Cuidado de la Salud, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago 8330106, ChileCentro de Aprendizaje, Universidad Santo Tomás, Los Ángeles 4440000, ChileFaculty of Health Sciences, Valencian International University (VIU), 46002 Valencia, SpainEscuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Los Ángeles 4440000, ChileThe Mediterranean diet stands as a widely acknowledged and health-promoting dietary pattern, renowned for its notable linkage to the mitigation of noncommunicable chronic maladies. Nonetheless, the existing body of evidence concerning the potential interrelation between sleep hygiene and this dietary regimen remains circumscribed. The main objective was to determine the association between sleep hygiene and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in Chilean schoolchildren from rural public schools in southern Chile. A non-experimental study was carried out, with an analytical, cross-sectional design. A total of 265 students (56.6% women, mean age 13.5 ± 1.8) from a rural community in southern Chile were recruited. Sleep habits were evaluated using Section 6 of the Life Habits and Adolescence Questionnaire, Sleep and Rest, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet was assessed with the KIDMED Mediterranean Diet Adherence Questionnaire. The main results indicated that 52.8% of schoolchildren need to improve adherence to the Mediterranean diet and 16.6% have a low-quality Mediterranean diet. A high percentage of schoolchildren have behaviors related to poor sleep hygiene (going to bed late (46%), waking up tired and wanting to continue sleeping (63.8%), and having problems falling asleep (42.6%)). Schoolchildren who got up after 8:30 a.m., those who fell asleep after midnight, upon conducting a comparative analysis of the students based on their sleep patterns, those who woke up tired and those who had trouble falling asleep had a lower level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet compared to schoolchildren who got up earlier than 8:30 a.m., fell asleep before midnight, did not wake up tired, and those who did not find it difficult to fall asleep, respectively. In conclusion, having poor sleep patterns including difficulties in both awakening and falling asleep are associated with less adherence to the Mediterranean diet in schoolchildren from rural public schools in southern Chile. Monitoring these variables and promoting healthy lifestyle habits within the educational community are essential measures.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/9/1499sleepdietMediterraneanadolescentstudentsChile |
| spellingShingle | Rafael Zapata-Lamana Jessica Ibarra-Mora Fernanda Carrasco-Marín Samuel Durán-Agüero Jorge Cuevas-Aburto Maria Antonia Parra-Rizo Igor Cigarroa Low Sleep Hygiene Is Associated with Less Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Chilean Schoolchildren from Rural Public Schools—A Cross-Sectional Study Children sleep diet Mediterranean adolescent students Chile |
| title | Low Sleep Hygiene Is Associated with Less Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Chilean Schoolchildren from Rural Public Schools—A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Low Sleep Hygiene Is Associated with Less Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Chilean Schoolchildren from Rural Public Schools—A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Low Sleep Hygiene Is Associated with Less Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Chilean Schoolchildren from Rural Public Schools—A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low Sleep Hygiene Is Associated with Less Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Chilean Schoolchildren from Rural Public Schools—A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Low Sleep Hygiene Is Associated with Less Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Chilean Schoolchildren from Rural Public Schools—A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | low sleep hygiene is associated with less adherence to the mediterranean diet in chilean schoolchildren from rural public schools a cross sectional study |
| topic | sleep diet Mediterranean adolescent students Chile |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/9/1499 |
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