Overview
- Researchers at Curtin University analyzed surveys from 317 Australian undergraduates published in Nutrition.
- Students who exceeded 10 weekly gaming hours showed lower diet quality scores and a median BMI of 26.3 kg/m² versus 22.2 kg/m² in low gamers.
- Obesity prevalence was higher in high-frequency gamers at 24% compared with 4.9% among low-frequency gamers.
- Sleep quality was poorer in heavier gamers, with PSQI medians of 7.0 for high gamers and 6.0 for low gamers, both above the threshold indicating poor sleep.
- Gaming hours correlated weakly and inversely with physical activity (r = -0.13), yet total activity did not differ significantly between groups.