Estado nutricional y su asociación con la calidad del sueño, percepción de estrés, calidad de la dieta, actividad física en estudiantes de medicina, Cuenca, 2023

Abstract

Background: Nutritional status is linked to various health conditions. Some research has suggested its relationship to sleep quality, stress, diet, and physical exercise; these factors have not been evaluated together. Addressing this relationship could provide a more holistic understanding of health status. The study was conducted in medical students of the Catholic University of Cuenca. Objective: to analyze nutritional status and its association with sleep quality, perceived stress level, diet quality and physical activity. Methodology: a cross-sectional quantitative analytical design was used. Four questionnaires were administered: the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Global Diet Index and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The data were analyzed in the SPSS statistical program. Results: Although the analysis did not reveal a statistically significant association between these variables p-value >0.05, a high prevalence of overweight (37%), as well as poor sleep quality (70.4%), moderate (47.1%) and high levels of stress (48.6%), poor diet quality (63.2%) and low physical activity (49.3%) were found among the students. Conclusions: There is no statistically significant association between nutritional status, sleep quality, stress perception, diet quality and physical exercise; however, a high prevalence of obesity, poor sleep quality, high stress level and poor diet quality was found in medical students