http://dx.doi.org/jphip/2018/113
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Wagganer, et al. J Pub Health Issue Pract 2018, 2: 113
Journal of Public Health Issues and Practices
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The Effects of Body weight on Sleep Quantity and Quality in College Students Jason D. Wagganer*, Kylie A. Williamson, Lucas K. Shrum, Jeremy T. Barnes
Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, United States
Article Details
Article Type: Review Article Received date: 12th June, 2018 Accepted date: 15th March, 2018 Published date: 12th April, 2018 * Corresponding Author: Jason D Wagganer, Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, United States. E-Mail id-
[email protected] Citation: Wagganer JD, Wiloliamson KA, Shrum LK, Barnes JT (2018) The Effects of Body weight on Sleep Quantity and Quality in College Students. J Pub Health Issue Pract 2: 113. doi: http://dx.doi.org/jphip/2018/113. Copyright: ©2018 Wagganer JD et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract The underlying factors which contribute to being overweight and/or obese are not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between sleep patterns and body mass index (BMI) in American college students. The sample population (n=150, age=21.4±2.2 yr) at Southeast Missouri State University completed a validated questionnaire. For the sample, 59.3% slept seven or more hours; 29.3% slept seven hours; and 40.7% slept less than seven hours. Twenty percent had a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) global score of less than five, while 80% had a global PSQI score of five or higher. Overall, as PSQI increased, sleep quantity decreased (p
