Obeidat Rana F, Almadhaani Aisha S, Almemari Amal K, Alyammahi Ghareibah M, Alabdouli Hamdah E, Alhmoudi Maryam M
Faculty of Health Sciences Higher Colleges of Technology, Fujairah, UAE.
J Nutr Metab. 2024 Aug 24;2024:5053639. doi: 10.1155/2024/5053639. eCollection 2024.
This cross-sectional survey study aimed to examine the association between vegetarian diet consumption and sleep quality, academic performance, and health-related quality of life among female undergraduate college students.
A sample of 158 undergraduate female college students was recruited using a convenience sampling approach. Data collection utilized reliable and validated English-language instruments including the Vegetarian Quality of Life Questionnaire (VEGQOL), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and health-related quality of life scale (HRQoL). The data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and appropriate descriptive statistics.
Vegetarians exhibited a significantly lower BMI compared to nonvegetarians (F (1, 156) = [6.09], =0.015). Those strictly adhering to a vegan diet (48.79 ± 9.41) had the lowest vegetarian quality of life among all participants following various forms of a vegetarian diet (F (3, 68) = [2.78], =0.04). The majority of female college students reported good to excellent general health (91.7%), with 53.2% perceiving their sleep quality as fairly good. However, the mean PSQI global score of 8.04 (±3.35) indicated poor sleep quality. No significant association was found between diet type (vegetarian vs. nonvegetarian) and academic performance (cGPA) ( (4, = 158) = 2.92, =0.57). There was no significant relationship between diet types and academic performance, HRQoL, and sleep quality.
Despite a significant association between vegetarian diet and lower BMI, surprisingly, no substantial relationships were identified between diet type and academic performance, HRQoL, and sleep quality. These findings contribute to the ongoing discourse on the potential impacts of a vegetarian diet on various facets of female college students' well-being and highlight the need for further exploration in this field.
本横断面调查研究旨在探讨素食饮食与女大学生睡眠质量、学业成绩及健康相关生活质量之间的关联。
采用便利抽样法招募了158名本科女大学生作为样本。数据收集使用了可靠且经过验证的英文工具，包括素食生活质量问卷（VEGQOL）、匹兹堡睡眠质量指数（PSQI）和健康相关生活质量量表（HRQoL）。数据采用单因素方差分析（ANOVA）和适当的描述性统计进行分析。
与非素食者相比，素食者的BMI显著更低（F(1, 156) = [6.09]，P = 0.015）。在所有遵循不同形式素食饮食的参与者中，严格遵循纯素饮食的人（48.79 ± 9.41）的素食生活质量最低（F(3, 68) = [2.78]，P = 0.04）。大多数女大学生报告总体健康状况良好至优秀（91.7%），其中53.2%认为自己的睡眠质量相当好。然而，PSQI全球平均得分为8.04（±3.35），表明睡眠质量较差。未发现饮食类型（素食与非素食）与学业成绩（累积平均绩点）之间存在显著关联（F(4, 158) = 2.92，P = 0.57）。饮食类型与学业成绩、健康相关生活质量和睡眠质量之间均无显著关系。
尽管素食饮食与较低的BMI之间存在显著关联，但令人惊讶的是，未发现饮食类型与学业成绩、健康相关生活质量和睡眠质量之间存在实质性关系。这些发现为正在进行的关于素食饮食对女大学生幸福感各个方面潜在影响的讨论做出了贡献，并强调了在该领域进一步探索的必要性。
