Event Title
The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on BMI and Quality of Health
Presentation Type
Poster/Portfolio
Presenter Major(s)
Biomedical Sciences
Mentor Information
Debbie Lown
Department
Biomedical Sciences
Location
Kirkhof Center KC63
Start Date
10-4-2013 2:00 PM
End Date
10-4-2013 3:00 PM
Keywords
Health
Abstract
There are many variables that effect an individual's BMI and quality of health, one of which is sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation is defined as an average of 7 hours of sleep or less a night. We will examine the association between sleep deprivation, BMI and quality of health in GVSU students. A cross-sectional study will be conducted using surveys to measure sleep deprivation, work hours, academic college, number of credits, class, average number of naps a week, number of hours of sleep at night, self reported height and weight, gender, age and quality of health in GVSU students. For the continuous variables, t-tests will be performed to examine the differences in means by sleep group. For the categorical variables, chi square tests will be performed to examine the frequency of each variable by sleep group. We will report the associations between sleep deprivation, BMI and quality of health in GVSU students extending the limited literature on this topic in college-aged students.
The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on BMI and Quality of Health
Kirkhof Center KC63
There are many variables that effect an individual's BMI and quality of health, one of which is sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation is defined as an average of 7 hours of sleep or less a night. We will examine the association between sleep deprivation, BMI and quality of health in GVSU students. A cross-sectional study will be conducted using surveys to measure sleep deprivation, work hours, academic college, number of credits, class, average number of naps a week, number of hours of sleep at night, self reported height and weight, gender, age and quality of health in GVSU students. For the continuous variables, t-tests will be performed to examine the differences in means by sleep group. For the categorical variables, chi square tests will be performed to examine the frequency of each variable by sleep group. We will report the associations between sleep deprivation, BMI and quality of health in GVSU students extending the limited literature on this topic in college-aged students.