RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SLEEPING AND BMI AMONG YOUNG ADULTS IN KSA – A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Autor: Dr. Manal abdulaziz Murad, Dr. Ibrahim mutlaq alotaibi, Dr Mazen abdulwahab Yousef, Dr. Khalid Haqqan Alyami, Dr. Rami Jameel Boujbarah, Dr. Abdullah Nasser Alqahtani, Dr. Abdulaziz Dhaifallah Al thobaiti, Dr. Deemah Nabeel Alindonosi, Dr. Faris Mohammad Alshammari , Dr. Hamad Mohammed Alabdan, Dr. Yahya Ahmad Alamri, Dr. Hatim Abdulali Alshaikh , Dr. Ghannam Mohammed Sharif , Dr. Abdulmalek Adel Aboulkhair, Dr.Ahmed Jamaan Alghamdi
Rok vydání: 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7534114
Popis: The research aims at establishing the relationship between sleeping and BMI of young adults. In the recent years, obesity has become one of the notable issues with a growth rate. Different factors in relation to obesity are being studied to keep the body weight under control. The current research contributes to the healthcare industry and the young adults’ populations with its aim of understanding the influence of sleep on the BMI. Review of the past literatures has enabled the current research to acknowledge three significant aspects of sleep; timing, duration, and architect. The research carried on a quantitative analysis over the data collected using the questionnaire method, from a sample size of 589 participants. As per the findings of the analysis, the BMI of young adults is inversely associated with the sleep timing and sleep duration, while a positive association is recognized with respect to sleep architecture. Keywords: BMI, sleep, sleep timing, sleep duration, sleep architecture, BMI of young adults
Databáze: OpenAIRE