Sex differences in the relationship between social media use, short sleep duration, and body mass index among adolescents

ABSTRACTObjective: Adequate sleep has been considered important for the adolescent’s health and well-being. On the other hand, self-imposed sleepcurtailment is now recognized as a potentially important and novel risk factor for obesity. The objective of the study is to find the association betweenshort sleep duration and obesity (by calculating the body mass index [BMI]) among medical students.Methods: The study was conducted on 100 medical students. A brief history of sleep duration was taken. The height and weight were taken and thebody mass index (BMI) was calculated by formula weight in kg / height in m. Based on the BMI criteria the students were classified into six groups:Underweight, normal, overweight, obese class I, obese class II and obese III. The waist circumference (WC) was also taken. The data obtained werestatistically analysed by ANOVA test and the p < 0.5 was considered significant.2Results: The present cross-sectional study showed that there is an association between short sleep duration and obesity which was highly significant(p<0.001). This study also shows that there is an association between short sleep duration and waist circumference which was also highly significant(p<0.001).Conclusion: The present study observed a high association of short sleep duration among medical students of IMS and SUM Hospital and that shortsleep duration was significantly associated with increased risk of overweight and obesity. We should further investigate whether adults adopting ahealthy lifestyle with short sleep duration would improve their sleeping habits or not.Keywords: Sleep duration, Body mass index, Waist circumference, Obesity.

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GAMBARAN DURASI TIDUR PADA REMAJA DENGAN KELEBIHAN BERAT BADAN

Jurnal e-Biomedik ◽

10.35790/ebm.1.2.2013.3246 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Mey Relda Angels

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Sleep Duration ◽

Body Mass ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Industrialized Countries ◽

Sleep Patterns ◽

Short Sleep Duration ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Short Sleep

Abstract: Obesity is defined as an abnormal accumulation of body fat in proportion to body size. Obesity is a public health crisis that is very substantial. The prevalence of obesity is increasing rapidly in many industrialized countries around the world and become a pandemic that needs immediate attention. Cause of obesity is more complex than the simple paradigm of energy imbalance, but various mechanisms contribute to obesity, including short sleep duration. The purpose of this study was to describe sleep duration and overweight adolescents and to determine the relationship of sleep duration and overweight. This research is an analytic survey with cross sectional study. Study was conducted in junior and senior high school Pax Christi and Rex Mundi Manado, obtained 32 samples of survey respondents with a body mass index above 23.0. Characteristics of the respondents, namely: Age between 14-16 years ever with 15 people (46.9%); Body mass index between 23 to 29.9 were 19 respondents (59.3%); Age at the start of fat, between the ages of 11-15 years as many as 20 people (62.5%); Data diet, greasy 15 respondents (46.9%); Data bedtime, sleep 5-7 hours a night, 21 respondents (65.6%), length of time between the 30 minute nap - 1 hour and between 1 – 2 hours have 13 respondents (40.6%) each. Based on the results of the study, short sleep pattern at night is associated with obesity among (teenage students) of the respondents. Increase and decrease grehlin / leptin, plays a role in relation to the increase in sleep patterns diets ultimately cause obesity. Keywords: Obesity, short sleep patterns, grehlin, leptin, increased appetite.Abstrak: Obesitas didefinisikan sebagai akumulasi abnormal dari lemak tubuh dibandingkan dengan ukuran tubuh normal. Obesitas merupakan krisis kesehatan masyarakat yang sangat substansial. Prevalensi obesitas meningkat dengan cepat di sejumlah negara industri di seluruh dunia dan menjadi pandemik yang memerlukan perhatian segera. Penyebab obesitas lebih kompleks daripada paradigma sederhana ketidakseimbangan energi, namun berbagai mekanisme turut berperan didalamnya, termasuk durasi tidur yang singkat. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui gambaran durasi tidur pada remaja dengan kelebihan berat badan dan untuk mengetahui hubungan durasi tidur pada remaja dengan kelebihan berat badan. Penelitian ini bersifat survey analitik dengan study cross sectional. Penelitian dilakukan di SMP Pax Christi dan SMA Rex Mundi Manado, diperoleh 32 sampel responden penelitian dengan indeks massa tubuh diatas 23,0. Karakteristik responden yaitu: Umur terbanyak antara 14-16 tahun yaitu 15 orang (46,9 %); Indeks massa tubuh antara 23-29,9 sebanyak 19 responden (59,3 %); Umur saat mulai gemuk, antara umur 11-15 tahun yaitu sebanyak 20 orang (62,5 %); Data pola makan, makanan berminyak 15 responden (46,9 %); Data waktu tidur, tidur malam 5-7 jam, 21 responden (65,6 %); Lama waktu tidur siang antara 30 menit-1 jam dan antara 1-2 jam yaitu masing-masing 13 responden (40,6 %). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian kesimpulannya, pola tidur yang singkat pada malam hari berhubungan dengan peningkatan berat badan dari responden.Peningkatan grehlin dan penurunan leptin, memegang peranan dalam hubungan pola tidur dengan peningkatan pola makan yang pada akhirnya menyebabkan kegemukan.Kata kunci: Obesitas, pola tidur singkat, grehlin, leptin, peningkatan nafsu makan.

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Does Body Mass Index Influence Social Media Use? An Exploration of Social Media Use in College Students (P04-009-19)

Current Developments in Nutrition ◽

10.1093/cdn/nzz051.p04-009-19 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

Padideh Haddadian ◽

Catherine Coccia

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Social Media ◽

Body Image ◽

Body Mass ◽

Social Desirability ◽

Media Use ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Social Media Use ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

Dietetic Students

Abstract Objectives To examine the relationship between college dietetic students’ body mass index (BMI), body image, social desirability and social media use. Methods This study is a secondary data analysis. The study population consisted of 42 male and female nutrition and dietetic students at a large southeastern University. The demographics of the students were 70.7% White, 17.1% Black, 9.8% Asian, 2.4% American Indian and 46.3% identified as Hispanic. The sample included 41.4% undergraduate and 58.5% graduate students. Descriptive statistics, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and general linear regression was conducted using SPSSv20. Results Regression analysis indicated that social desirability (t = −2.23, P = .03) and BMI category (t = −2.18, P = .04) were both negatively related to the number of social media platforms students participated in. Body image had no relationship with the number of platforms students engaged with (t = −.301, P = .765). However, number of hours spent on social media platforms increased as BMI categorization increased [F = 3.654, P = 0.22]. Conclusions Student BMI and social desirability were related to the number of social media platforms students engage in and the amount of time they spend posting information online. Future studies are needed to further examine the role body image, BMI and social desirability play in student online behavior. Funding Sources Private.

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