Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano (Dec 2013)

Sleep quality and its associations with leisure-time exercise and excess weight among civil servants.

  • Everton Alex Carvalho Zanuto,
  • Diego Giulliano Destro Christofaro,
  • Rômulo Araújo Fernandes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2014v16n1p27
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 27 – 35

Abstract

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The objective of this study was to analyze the association between sleep quality, leisure-time exercise and obesity among university employees. The sample consisted of 92 adults of both genders. Sleep quality and physical activity were assessed by questionnaires. Overweight/obesity was diagnosed based on body mass index, which was calculated from self-reported measures of body weight and height. The prevalence of sleep disorders was 53.84%. An association was observed between obesity (OR = 7.22 [OR95%CI: 1.65-31.5]) and poor sleep quality, and between physical activity and good sleep quality (OR = 0.19 [OR95%CI: 0.04-0.95]), irrespective of other confounders. In conclusion, the results showed a high prevalence of sleep disorders, which were independently associated with physical activity and obesity.

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