Abstract
Aim: In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between body composition and anthropometric measurements with sleep duration and sleep quality in university students.
Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 310 students who studied at Faculty of Health Sciences Bandırma Onyedi Eylul University and agreed to participate in the study and met the inclusion criteria. The study data were collected by the face-to-face interview method using the Descriptive Information Form, and a questionnaire including the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Body Mass Index (BMI), waist circumference, Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR), Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR) and triceps, subscapular, Biceps, Suprailiac Skinfold Thickness (SFT) were assessed and Bioelectric Impedance Analysis (BIA) was used to measure lean body mass, body fat, muscle mass. Number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Student's t test and Pearson correlation analysis were used in the analysis of the data.
Results: The mean sleep duration of the students was 7,10±1,66 hours, and 74,8% of them had poor sleep quality. There was a statistically significant, negative and weak relationship between lean mass (kg) and muscle mass (kg), and sleep quality in both sexes. A statistically significant, positive and weak correlation was determined between Suprailiac SFT and Biceps SFT, and sleep quality in the male students (p<0,05).
Conclusion: Sleep duration of the university students was at the recommended level. Three-quarters of them had poor sleep quality. In the male and female students, the sleep quality worsened as their lean mass (kg) and muscle mass (kg) decreased. On the other hand, in the male students, their sleep quality worsened as the Suprailiac SFT and Biceps SFT increased.