The relationship between lifestyle and anthropometric factors with the sleep characteristics among university students in Iran: the MEPHASOUS study

Background Healthy sleep habits have an important role in normal cognitive function, emotional performance, and well-being. The aims of this study were to describe the characteristics of sleep among university students in Iran. In addition, we assessed the relationship between lifestyle and anthropo...

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Published in:Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders 2020-12, Vol.19 (2), p.1019-1026
Main Authors: Varmaghani, Mehdi, Mansouri, Masoume, Shams-Beyranvand, Mehran, Tigabu, Bereket Molla, Saiyarsarai, Parisa, Emamikhah, Maziar, Yaghubi, Hamid, Tabrizi, Yousef Moghadas, Sharifi, Farshad
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Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
College admissions
College students
Diabetes
Endocrinology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolic Diseases
Research Article
Sleep
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Summary:Background Healthy sleep habits have an important role in normal cognitive function, emotional performance, and well-being. The aims of this study were to describe the characteristics of sleep among university students in Iran. In addition, we assessed the relationship between lifestyle and anthropometric factors with the sleep characteristics. Methods This population-based cross-sectional study was conducted using the data of “Mental and Physical Health Assessment of University Students in Iran” survey 2012–2013. This survey was conducted on newly admitted students in 74 public universities in 28 provinces. The participants were younger adults. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were utilized to recognize associated factors with sleep pattern and range. Result Of total 78,848 students who completed the survey, 54.64% ( n  = 43,079) were females. The average age of the students was 21.53 ± 4.08 and 21.54 ± 3.99 among males and females, respectively. More than 90% ( n  = 70,923), were non-smokers. Out of the total respondents, 40.56% ( n  = 31,756) had irregular sleep pattern. Male students were less likely to have irregular sleep pattern than female students. Conclusion Our findings indicated that irregular sleep pattern is associated with overweight and obesity. So, these results underscore the need to educate students on importance of healthy sleep pattern and duration on health conditions.
ISSN:2251-6581
2251-6581
DOI:10.1007/s40200-020-00598-x