Hábitos de sueño en preuniversitarios ecuatorianos y su relación con la composición corporal 2023

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between sleep habits and body composition in the pre-university students of the Nutrition and Dietetics School. The design of the applied study was non-experimental, observational, correlational and cross-sectional. The total population was 150 students distributed in four different classes, and the obtained study sample was 108 students. Their age average was 18.3 years old. From them, thirty-seven were female and 71 were male students. For this study, the Pittsburg questionnaire for que quality of sleep was validated and used in order to analyze the students’ sleep habits, and they were also measured and weighted to get their anthropometric measurements. Bioimpedance was also applied in order to determine the body composition. The statistical analysis was performed with Jamovi Software. The results showed that 26.9% of females and 44.4% of males had normal body weight. However, 38.9% showed a percentage of increased fat. 16.7% of females had normal rank concerning body fat percentage (BF%), and only 39.8% of males showed a healthy BF%. 63.9% of the students showed bad sleep quality. Men had greater sleeping problems than women. A directly proportional relationship was observed for BF% and body mass index (BMI) with sleep quality. This was not significant. It is recommended to continue this study because some changes in their BMI could be observed at long term. It is concluded that there is no relationship between their sleep habits and their body composition. Possibly, it will be required to have deeper studies about this topic. Moreover, it is concluded that 63.9% of the study population showed bad sleep habits with sleep disorders; therefore, it is suggested that the individuals involved get a professional medical check-up.