Associação entre índice de massa corporal e sonolência diurna excessiva em estudantes do Ensino Médio

Abstract

There is a relationship between increasing body mass index (BMI) and decreasing sleep quality in the population, generating several health and social problems such as hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea, depression, excessive daytime sleepiness, school learning deficit and traffic-accidents. This study aims to determine the relationship between body mass index and the presence of excessive daytime sleepiness in high school students of a state school in Pernambuco. This is a quantitative study, with field research and questionnaire application, with transversal observational character. A total of 196 1st, 2nd and 3rd year high school students, aged between 16 and 40 years, were evaluated, and weight and height data were collected, BMI was calculated. A Questionnaire to assess the presence of excessive daytime sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale) was applied to the students. The results showed that of the 196 students, 88 (44.9%) were men and 108 (55.1%) were women. The BMI was 22.87 kg / m2 (20.11-26.55 kg / m2). The students' height was 1.65 m (1.60-1.71m). According to our results, there was no correlation between the Epworth sleepiness score and the BMI of the high school students (p <0.738, r = 0.024). There was also no association between excessive daytime sleepiness and the gender of high school students (p <0.137). However, there was an association between excessive daytime sleepiness and the shift studied by high school students (p <0.012). Thus, in the present study, there was no correlation between the Epworth sleepiness score and the BMI of the high school students. We suggest that more studies about sleep and the factors influencing this population of students could be implemented and developed at school, so that education and awareness-raising projects for young people and adolescents related to sleep quality and quality of life, and which may have repercussions on learning.