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| | | Article Name : | | | Sleep quality and body composition assessment in
college students | | Author Name : | | | LUCIANE RUIZ CARMONA FERREIRA1
GUSTAVO DELBOX GIRALDI GARCIA2
OSCAR CASSAVILANI3, LEANDRO PEREIRA DE MOURA4
KELLEN CRISTINA DA CRUZ RODRIGUES5
| | Publisher : | | | Bridge Center | | Article URL : |  | | | Abstract : | | | The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics and
pattern of sleep and to verify if there is a correlation between the poor
quality of sleep and the body composition of university students. A
descriptive cross-sectional study, with a quali-quantitative approach,
attended by 100 university students, the subjects signed the consent
term and began the fulfillment of the sociodemographic questionnaire
and PSQI (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index). Individual
anthropometric assessments were performed to analyze body composition of the individuals. Results show that 69% of individuals
had poor sleep quality. Among them, 36% slept for 5 to 6 hours a night,
45% had sleep disorders, 42% used sleeping medication, 60.9%
reported moderate to very daytime sleepiness. Studies state that sleep
deprivation has been increasing, being the target of several studies that
investigate the use of time to better understand the causes of this
deprivation. The authors suggest that part of the time in bed is the
result of the use of portable equipment and not necessarily of hours of
sleep, which could explain the report of daytime sleepiness. In the
present study, it was identified that poor quality and short sleep
duration are associated with higher body fat (BF) values, as already
identified in other studies. When faced with high scores of poor sleep
quality present in the study population, it should be considered that
such findings are not only related to irregular hours and high
academic demands, but also to students daily social and behavioral
habits. | | Keywords : | | | sleep, university students, physical activity, body fat. |
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