Hasan Hayder, Shihab Katia Abu, Mohammad Zohreh, Jahan Hafsa, Coussa Ayla, Faris MoezAlIslam Ezzat
Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences (RIMHS), University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Heliyon. 2023 Jan 9;9(1):e12882. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12882. eCollection 2023 Jan.
As smartphone addiction (SA) becomes more prevalent among young adults, there is growing concern over its impact on dietary and lifestyle habits, such as disturbed sleep and eating patterns. However, limited literature exists particularly on the association between SA and eating disorders (ED). Thus, this study aims to study the prevalence of SA risk, poor sleeping quality, evening chronotype, and ED risk among university students in the UAE. It also aims to assess the associations between them, emphasizing the one between ED and SA risks.
In this cross-sectional study, a self-administered online questionnaire was disseminated via convenience sampling. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire, Eating Attitude Test-26 items, and Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version were used to measure sleep quality, chronotype, ED risk, and SA risk, respectively. Descriptive and analytical statistics were applied, and < 0.05 was considered for statistical significance.
Out of 552 students (mean age: 21.2 ± 5.1 years), 71% had poor sleep quality, 33.9% reported evening chronotype, 37.9% had ED risk, and 56.2% had SA risk. SA risk was significantly associated with both poor sleep quality (OR = 2.93; 95% CI: 2.01-4.29; < 0.001) and evening chronotype ( = 0.005). ED risk was significantly associated with poor sleep quality (p < 0.001). Poor sleep quality predicted ED risk best.
High prevalence of SA, ED risk, and poor sleep quality was reported among university students in the UAE. Associations between poor sleep quality, evening chronotype, SA risk, and ED risk were further confirmed, with sleep quality predicting ED risk.
随着智能手机成瘾（SA）在年轻人中愈发普遍，人们越来越担心其对饮食和生活方式习惯的影响，如睡眠和饮食模式紊乱。然而，关于SA与饮食失调（ED）之间关联的文献有限。因此，本研究旨在调查阿联酋大学生中SA风险、睡眠质量差、晚睡倾向和ED风险的患病率。它还旨在评估它们之间的关联，重点是ED与SA风险之间的关联。
在这项横断面研究中，通过便利抽样发放了一份自行填写的在线问卷。匹兹堡睡眠质量指数、晨型-夜型问卷、26项饮食态度测试和智能手机成瘾量表简版分别用于测量睡眠质量、昼夜节律类型、ED风险和SA风险。应用了描述性和分析性统计，P<0.05被认为具有统计学意义。
在552名学生（平均年龄：21.2±5.1岁）中，71%睡眠质量差，33.9%报告为晚睡倾向，37.9%有ED风险，56.2%有SA风险。SA风险与睡眠质量差（OR=2.93；95%CI：2.01-4.29；P<0.001）和晚睡倾向（P=0.005）均显著相关。ED风险与睡眠质量差显著相关（P<0.001）。睡眠质量差对ED风险的预测效果最佳。
阿联酋大学生中SA、ED风险和睡眠质量差的患病率较高。睡眠质量差、晚睡倾向、SA风险和ED风险之间的关联得到进一步证实，睡眠质量可预测ED风险。
