The Effects of Daily Sleep Condition on Performances of Physical Fitness among Taiwanese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Chi-Chieh Hsu, Ming Gu, Tian-Shyug Lee and Chi-Jie Lu
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Chi-Chieh Hsu: Department of Aquatic Sports, University of Taipei, Taipei City 11153, Taiwan
Ming Gu: Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242304, Taiwan
Tian-Shyug Lee: Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242304, Taiwan
Chi-Jie Lu: Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242304, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 6, 1-12

Abstract: Physical fitness is a powerful indicator of health. Sleep condition plays an essential role in maintaining quality of life and is an important marker that predicts physical fitness. This study aimed to determine the relationship between sleep conditions (sleep quality, sleep duration, bedtime) and multiple physical fitness indicators (body mass index (BMI), flexibility, abdominal muscle strength and endurance, cardiopulmonary endurance) in a well-characterized population of Taiwanese adults aged 23 to 65. The applied data were obtained from the National Physical Fitness Examination Survey 2014 conducted in Taiwan. We assessed the association of the sleep conditions with physical fitness performances in Taiwanese adults by using the multivariate adaptive regression spline (MARS) method with a total of 69,559 samples. The results show that sleep duration, sleep quality, and bedtime were statistically significant influence factors on physical fitness performances with different degrees. Gender was an important factor that affects the effects of daily sleep conditions on performances of physical fitness. Sleep duration was the most important factor as it was simultaneously correlated with BMI, sit-ups, and sit-and-reach indicators in both genders. Bedtime and sleep quality were only associated with sit-ups performance in both genders.

Keywords: Sleep duration; Sleep quality; BMI; Sit-ups; Sit-and-reach; CEI; MARS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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