The Association Between Sleep Quality and Eating Habits among International Students in South Korea. (29th May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Im, Hyo Hyeon; Doo, Hyungie; Chun, Hyejin; Suh, Eunkyung; Han, Kunhee; Wang, Chunyang; Doo, Miae
• Is Part Of: Current developments in nutrition. Volume 4(2020)Supplement 2
• Page Start: 209
• Page End: 209
• Publication Date: 2020-05-29
• Subjects: Nutrition -- Periodicals; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Nutrition; Periodicals; Periodicals; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 612.3
• DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa043_060
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2475-2991

Abstract

Abstract: Objectives: This study was performed to identify the relationship between sleep quality and eating habits change after going abroad for international students in South Korea. Methods: Using self-report questionnaires, data on general characteristics, health-related variables, sleep pattern and eating habits after going abroad were collected from 225 international students (105 men; 120 women). Results: More half of the international students experienced poor sleep quality [poor by PSQI (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) = 52.0%]. Subjects who reported poor sleep quality had significantly higher total score of eating habits after going abroad (P-value < 0.001), the change of environment for dietary consumption ( P = value = 0.010) and eating problems after going abroad (P-value = 0.001) than those who reporting good sleep quality. The high BMI (P-value = 0.043) and risk for overweight and obesity [odd ratio (95% CI) = 2.621 (1.301–5.280), P = value = 0.007] showed the subjects with poor sleep quality. Among subjects with worse eating habits after going abroad, the subjects with poor sleep quality increased their risk for overweight and obesity (OR = 3.433, 95% CI = 1.063–11.085, P = value = 0.039) compared to subjects with good sleep quality. However, those findings were not shown the subjects with better eating habits after going abroad. Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrated that sleep quality was associated with eating habits after going abroad, and overweight and obesity among international students in South Korea. Funding Sources: This study was supported by the Basic Science Research Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2019R1C1C1002149) funded by the Ministry of Science.