Sleep duration among undergraduate medical and science degree college students: A comparative study

Shivanand Shriram Rathod; Vaishali Baburao Nagose; Eliyaraju Annepaka; Harish Bhuvangiri; Amrutha Kanagala; Jhansi Kanneganti

doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.1143517112017

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Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2018; 8(4): 536-539

doi: 10.5455/njppp.2018.8.1143517112017

Sleep duration among undergraduate medical and science degree college students: A comparative study

Shivanand Shriram Rathod, Vaishali Baburao Nagose, Eliyaraju Annepaka, Harish Bhuvangiri, Amrutha Kanagala, Jhansi Kanneganti.

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Abstract
Background: There is an increasing incidence of sleep deprivation in all ages, with college students being specially affected. Medical students are even more susceptible to it, which may affect health-care system.

Aims and Objectives: To study the sleep duration in medical (MBBS) students and its comparison with that of in science degree (BSc) college students.

Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with 215 medical and 140 BSc participants aged between 18 and 25 years. They self-reported sleep duration. Accordingly, they were categorized into <7 h per night (h) with subcategories, namely 67 h, 56 h, <5 h, and ≥7 h groups. Statistical analysis was done using ANOVA and unpaired t-test using GraphPad. P ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results: Average sleep duration in medical students was 6.49 h, whereas in BSc students, it was 7.38 h. Difference in sleep duration in them was highly significant (P < 0.0001). About 52.09% of MBBS students are sleeping <7 h against 17.86% of BSc students. Sleep duration of <5 h was seen in 1.86% and 0.71% of MBBS and BSc students, respectively.

Conclusion: Duration of sleep per night in medical students is significantly less than that of BSc students; more than half of the medical students are sleeping <7 h in contrast to less than one-fifth of BSc students. Approximately one-fifth of the medicos are sleeping <6 h, which is not recommended for younger adults.

Key words: Sleep Duration; Medical Students; College Students; Younger Adults; Recommended Sleep Duration

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Rathod SS, Nagose VB, Annepaka E, Bhuvangiri H, Kanagala A, Kanneganti J. Sleep duration among undergraduate medical and science degree college students: A comparative study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2018; 8(4): 536-539.

doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.1143517112017

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doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.1143517112017

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Rathod SS, Nagose VB, Annepaka E, Bhuvangiri H, Kanagala A, Kanneganti J. Sleep duration among undergraduate medical and science degree college students: A comparative study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2018; 8(4): 536-539.

doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.1143517112017

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Rathod SS, Nagose VB, Annepaka E, Bhuvangiri H, Kanagala A, Kanneganti J. Sleep duration among undergraduate medical and science degree college students: A comparative study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. (2018), [cited June 27, 2026]; 8(4): 536-539.

doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.1143517112017

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Rathod, S. S., Nagose, . V. B., Annepaka, . E., Bhuvangiri, . H., Kanagala, . A. & Kanneganti, . J. (2018) Sleep duration among undergraduate medical and science degree college students: A comparative study. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol, 8 (4), 536-539.

doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.1143517112017

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Rathod, Shivanand Shriram, Vaishali Baburao Nagose, Eliyaraju Annepaka, Harish Bhuvangiri, Amrutha Kanagala, and Jhansi Kanneganti. 2018. Sleep duration among undergraduate medical and science degree college students: A comparative study. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 8 (4), 536-539.

doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.1143517112017

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Rathod, Shivanand Shriram, Vaishali Baburao Nagose, Eliyaraju Annepaka, Harish Bhuvangiri, Amrutha Kanagala, and Jhansi Kanneganti. "Sleep duration among undergraduate medical and science degree college students: A comparative study." National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology 8 (2018), 536-539.

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