Calidad de sueño y su relación con índice de masa corporal en adultos del hospital general Enrique Garcés en el año 2019

Abstract

The objective of the present research study was to determine the relationship between sleep quality and daytime sleepiness with the Body Mass Index (BMI) in adults of the Enrique Garcés General Hospital and to observe if people with poor sleep quality have more high BMI. The methodology applied was a non-experimental cross-sectional study, where the study sample was 420 people over 17 years old, being 239 women and 181 men. For the study, the questionnaires, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Epworth drowsiness were used and anthropometry (weight and height) and bio impedance techniques for fat mass were used. Statistical analysis was performed with the SPSS version 24 program. As a result, it was detected that 69.8% of the study sample had poor quality of sleep and 53.3% had a problem with mild drowsiness, no significant relationship was found between BMI. sleep quality, and drowsiness (p <0.005), adjusting with physical activity and caloric intake, it is evident that physical activity has statistical significance (p <0.005), concerning BMI. It is concluded that the quality of sleep does not have a relationship with the BMI, but the people who are drowsier have higher BMI means. A longitudinal study of the subject is recommended since changes in BMI could be observed in the long term.