Relationship between sleep duration, sleep quality with sugar-sweetened beverage intake among UTAR students

• Main Author: Tan, Mei Xin
• Format: Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Q Science (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4929/1/fyp_2022_DT_TMX.pdf; http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4929/

Background: Lately, prevalence of obesity is emerging among university students. Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) is the major source of added sugar in their diet, which contributed major calorie towards their daily energy need. Thus, it is crucial to understand the factors associated with their SSB intake. Currently, limited research has been conducted to investigate the influence of sleep on SSB intake of university students. This study aims to determine the correlation between sleep duration, sleep quality and SSB intake among UTAR students. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 147 UTAR students. Sleep characteristics (sleep duration and quality) and SSB intake were assessed using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Beverage Intake Questionnaire (BEVQ-15) respectively. Mean comparison of daily amount of total SSB consumed between sleep duration and sleep quality group was assessed using independent t-test and one-way ANOVA. Pearson correlation was performed to determine the relationship between sleep duration, sleep quality and SSB intake of university students. Results: On average, participants aged 21.4 years old, most of them were female (n=76.2%) and had a low SSB intake (< 1 time per day). Male students consumed significant higher amount of SSB compared to female students (p=0.028). In contrast, no significant difference in amount of SSB intake was observed between sleep duration groups (p=0.222). Similarly, good, and poor sleep quality students had no significant difference in the amount of SSB consumed (p=0.654). Conclusion: SSB intake of UTAR students was not concerning. Sleep duration and sleep quality of university students were not correlated to their SSB consumption, so they are not suggested as the primary measure to manage SSB intake of university students. Further study that represents Malaysian university students is needed to warrant the finding for effective health program development.