title: [Fewer hours of sleep associated with increased body weight in chilean university nutrition students].
abstract: The aim of the study was to determine the association between fewer hours of sleep and excess weight/obesity in first- to fourth-year nutrition students at Universidad de San Sebastian in Chile. A total of 635 students were evaluated, of whom 86.4% were women. The Pittsburg sleep survey was administered to each student along with an anthropometric evaluation, and the body mass index of each was calculated. A raw and adjusted analysis of logistic regression was performed. A total of 57.1% of students slept less than the recommended amount. Sleeping less was associated with excess weight or obesity in the model adjusted for age and daytime sleepiness (adjusted OR [aOR], 1.84; 95% CI, 1.26-2.68), and adjusted for age, smoking, dairy, fruit, and legume consumption; and daytime sleepiness (aOR, 1.83; 95% CI, 1.29-2.76). There is an association between fewer hours of sleep and higher body mass in this population; this should be considered in excess weight prevention.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Durán-Agüero
authors.forename: Eloina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernández-Godoy
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fehrmann-Rosas
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delgado-Sánchez
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quintana-Muñoz
authors.forename: Wilma
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yunge-Hidalgo
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hidalgo-Fernández
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fuentes-Fuentes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002677:Chile; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight; D012890:Sleep; D012892:Sleep Deprivation; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult