This study examines the correlation among college students' sports participation, physical fitness, and sleep quality, yielding results that provide a reference for health promotion plans and assessments. This study recruited 1,024 college students from the Lanyang region (585 male students with an average age of 21.4±0.8 years and 439 female students with an average age of 20.7±0.9 years) to complete questionnaires on sports participation and sleep quality, and undergo physical fitness tests. Results were processed using SPSS for Windows 18.0, single-factor analysis of variance, Schaffer's multiple comparison tests, chi-square tests, independent samples-tests, and Pearson's correlation coefficient analyses, with the level of significance set at α=.05. The results show that (1) college students from the Lanyang region participated in sports for an average of 3.27 to 3.35 days per week, with an average self-learning satisfaction rating ranging between 3.47 and 3.52. (2) The average physical fitness scores were 27% to 40% forflexibility,65% to 67% for abdominal muscle endurance, 15% to 20%for standing long jump, and 8% for cardio respiratory endurance running, which was the worst of all data, indicating that the participants' heart and lung functions should be improved. (3)The average score for male students' sleep quality was 5.53, and that for female students was 6.19. (4)Overweight students had lower scores for sports participation, physical fitness, and sleep quality.(5) Students with exercise habits enjoyed superior sleep quality, with male students experiencing a significant difference (p<.05) in sleep duration. (6) Students with better sleep quality (PSQI≦5) had a greater number of exercise days and better physical fitness compared to the students with poor sleep quality (PSQI>5). We conclude that college students in the Lanyang region have significant scope to improve their physical fitness, especially their heart and lung functions. The number of days of sports participation significantly correlated with exercise outcomes and self-satisfaction. Male students' body mass indices and female students' sleep quality affected their performance in the standing long jump, and sleep quality influenced students' participation in sports and their physical fitness.
This study examines the correlation among college students' sports participation, physical fitness, and sleep quality, yielding results that provide a reference for health promotion plans and assessments. This study recruited 1,024 college students from the Lanyang region (585 male students with an average age of 21.4±0.8 years and 439 female students with an average age of 20.7±0.9 years) to complete questionnaires on sports participation and sleep quality, and undergo physical fitness tests. Results were processed using SPSS for Windows 18.0, single-factor analysis of variance, Schaffer's multiple comparison tests, chi-square tests, independent samples-tests, and Pearson's correlation coefficient analyses, with the level of significance set at α=.05. The results show that (1) college students from the Lanyang region participated in sports for an average of 3.27 to 3.35 days per week, with an average self-learning satisfaction rating ranging between 3.47 and 3.52. (2) The average physical fitness scores were 27% to 40% forflexibility,65% to 67% for abdominal muscle endurance, 15% to 20%for standing long jump, and 8% for cardio respiratory endurance running, which was the worst of all data, indicating that the participants' heart and lung functions should be improved. (3)The average score for male students' sleep quality was 5.53, and that for female students was 6.19. (4)Overweight students had lower scores for sports participation, physical fitness, and sleep quality.(5) Students with exercise habits enjoyed superior sleep quality, with male students experiencing a significant difference (p<.05) in sleep duration. (6) Students with better sleep quality (PSQI≦5) had a greater number of exercise days and better physical fitness compared to the students with poor sleep quality (PSQI>5). We conclude that college students in the Lanyang region have significant scope to improve their physical fitness, especially their heart and lung functions. The number of days of sports participation significantly correlated with exercise outcomes and self-satisfaction. Male students' body mass indices and female students' sleep quality affected their performance in the standing long jump, and sleep quality influenced students' participation in sports and their physical fitness.