Impact of the Lifestyle on Academic Performance among Pharmacy Students inNorth India: An Observational Cross-sectional Study

Introduction: The quality of life of university students is greatly impacted by healthy lifestyle choices, including food habits, meditation, length of sleep, smoking, exercise, romantic relationships, alcohol, cell phone usage (screen time), cell phone usage for study purposes, cell phone utilization for other activities/entertainment, and extracurricular activities. Methods: After clearance by the ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga's Ethics Committees (IEC). The duration of this observational cross-sectional investigation was six months. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on the research's variables from 384 pharmacy students as part of an observational cross-sectional study, and the sample size was calculated using StatCalc EPInfo. Result: 384 people who took part in the observation cross-sectional study were enrolled, except those who chose not to. This study indicated that lifestyles had an impact on academic achievements, with most participants performing extremely well, according to non-significant data (p=0.001). The median SGPA (Standard Grade Point Average) of the participants and the Interquartile range were found to be (M=8) and (IQR=1). It was discovered that there were more men (71 percent, 273 participants) than women (29%, 111 participants). The respondent's age (an independent variable), as well as SGPA (a dependent variable), differed considerably (p=0.001), according to the findings of the linear regression test. The One- Way ANOVA test demonstrated significant results for SGPA with respect to course (p=0.001), sleep duration (p=0.001), and screen usage (p=0.023). Discussion: Research indicates that eating a nutritious diet throughout infancy and adolescence might help avoid chronic illnesses like heart disease in the future. Our results point to a strong correlation between academic achievement and gender. This is consistent with earlier research showing that women do better than men. We also found that smoking and academic success were strongly correlated. This is in line with past studies that demonstrated a negative correlation between smoking and academic performance. We discovered no substantial correlation between exercise and academic achievement. This is consistent with other research showing that exercise and academic performance are related, indicating that there may be a positive correlation or none at all. A previous review found a favorable but not very significant association between academic success and exercise. Some studies confirmed the association between exercise and academic ability, but only in specific subject areas. Conclusion: The current study uses a variety of statistical analytic approaches to show how students' lifestyle choices and academic success are related. The student's SGPA is exceptionally high, according to the non-significant data. Colleges should determine the traits of students who could be at risk of starting the year with subpar academic performance according to the study's findings.