Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2018

Sleep characteristics and body mass index of adolescents

Mrs Deepa P

Abstract :

 

Objectives

The objective of the study was to assess the quality and quantity of sleep and its relationship with Body Mass Index in adolescents.

Methods

A descriptive cross sectional survey design was used. Socio personal data sheet, School Sleep Habits Survey and Adolescent sleep hygiene scale were used to collect data from 604 adolescents aged 13–15 years studying in VIII to X standards. Height and weight were measured as per standard procedures. Body Mass Index was calculated.

Results

The mean age of the sample was 13.89 years. There were 307(50.8%) girls. The overweight and obesity was 2.6% and 1.2% respectively. It was found that 98.7% of adolescents got adequate sleep of 8 to 10 hours and only 1.2% had inadequate sleep. The sleep quality of sleep in the adolescents was also good. The lowest score (3.9) was in the bed time routine factor and the highest score (6) was in the substances factor. The overall Adolescent Sleep Hygiene Scale score was 5.04 with a SD of 0.6.

Conclusion

The adolescents had good sleep characteristics, both in terms of quality and quantity. There was no correlation between BMI and sleep characteristics.

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Mrs Deepa P, Sleep characteristics and body mass index of adolescents, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-3 | March-2018

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