title: Association Between Exercise Participation and Quality of Sleep and Life Among University Students in Taiwan.
abstract: This cross-sectional survey study examined exercise, sleep quality, and quality of life (QOL) in 1230 Taiwanese university students. Compared with women, men had higher body mass index (BMI) (22.3 ± 4.1 vs 20.7 ± 3.5 kg/m(2)), higher exercise frequency (2.6 ± 1.7 vs 2.0 ± 1.4 d/wk), better sleep quality (global Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index 6.0 ± 2.8 vs 6.5 ± 2.7), better physical QOL (physical component summary 52.7 ± 6.2 vs 51.7 ± 6.6), and higher reporting of good self-perceived health (62.2% vs 43.3%) (P <01). However, gender differences were nonsignificant after multivariable adjustment. Exercise frequency, sleep quality, and QOL were significantly intercorrelated. After multivariable adjustment, self-perceived health and satisfaction with exercise participation predicted quality of sleep and QOL (P <01). Exercise frequency was positively correlated (P =012), and exercise intensity was negatively associated (P <001) with physical QOL. In conclusion, those who regularly exercised (at least 1 d/wk or 2.5 h/wk) had better QOL. Students with better self-perceived health or satisfaction with exercise participation also had better quality of sleep and better QOL.
authors.affiliation: Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shih-Pei
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kuo-Sen
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.affiliation: Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chung-Pu
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.affiliation: Dayeh University, Changhua County, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chin-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kai-Lin
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung City, Taiwan yhchen2@ctust.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Yu-Hsuan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Taiwan; exercise; quality of life; sleep quality; university students