IMPACT OF HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL ON FATIGUE, PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

IMPACT OF HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL

Abstract

To determine the impact of hemoglobin on the physical performance, fatigue, and quality of life of university students. Methods: Descriptive correlational research was conducted from March 2023 to august 2023 in Lahore, Pakistan. A sample of 300 students from a variety of universities in Lahore was used to obtain data. The Fatigue Severity Scale and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire were implemented to assess the influence of hemoglobin levels on the quality of life, physical performance, and fatigue of university students. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 was employed to analyses the data. Results: Number of participants who encountered was i.e. N=300, while female were 274 (91.33%). The mean age of students was 20.73 (1.899) years. The mean weight of students was 56.75 (10.676) kg, while the mean of BMI was 22.17 (14.16) kg/m2, its means all students was in normal range. The average hemoglobin level of students was 11.61(1.55) mg/dL, that was also in normal ranges. The study concluded after analyzed the data there was statistically low positive correlation between hemoglobin level and SF-36 (r =.349) and with FSS was negative low (r=-.313) but highly significant association. The relationship between physical activity status and METs was negligible (r=-0.46) and (r=-0.60), respectively, and there was no significant association with hemoglobin levels.  Conclusion: This study showed that hemoglobin had strong correlation and high association on quality of life while week or negligible correlation and highly significant association with fatigue and have negligible correlation and non-significant association with physical performance among students.

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