SLEEPING PATTERN, DIET QUALITY, AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF UNDERGRADUATE NUTRITION STUDENTS IN LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

Date

2022

College

College of Human Ecology (CHE)

Abstract

Sleep is a primary human need that allows the body and mind to relax. Both insufficient and excess sleep are shown to be linked with adverse effects on health affecting diet quality and nutritional status. This study intended to assess the association of sleeping pattern, diet quality, and nutritional status among undergraduate nutrition students. Random sampling was used in the selection of the participant. A total of eighty four (84) respondents were included in the study. Self-administered online questionnaire comprising questions from the PSQI, FFQ, and anthropometric was used to gather data. Data were analyzed using descriptive and Gamma statistics. Results showed that 38.1% experienced poor sleep while 61.9% experience severely poor sleep. In terms of diet quality, 72.6% consumed a high quality diet while 27.4% had a low diet quality. For nutritional status, 15.5% were underweight, 5.9% were pre-obese, and 78.6% have normal BMI. Furthermore, nutritional status was moderately associated with sleep quality, sleep quality was weakly associated with diet quality, and diet quality was weakly associated with nutritional status. In conclusion, there is a distinct association between the variables which offers implication for further investigation in creating interventions that are appropriate for the focus group.

LC Subject

diet quality, nutritional status, sleeping pattern

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

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