"Drinking habits": The effects of hydration status on secondary school students during school session / Mohamad Fitri Abdul Rahaman

The major purpose of understanding the hydration status among school
students is to highlight the importance of consuming proper water intake during
school session and also being applied throughout their lifetime. Hydration Status is
examined by the urine specific gravity (USG), urine volume, urine colour, and body
weight of the student during three different periods of the school session. A total of
one hundred fifty two students (N=152) were selected via stratified random sampling
had participated in this study. Results had shown that the significant different value
is (p<0.05), where the mean and standard deviation of age (14.99±1.90), height
(159.66::1::7.59), urine specific gravity (1.02::1::0.01), urine volume (104.79±77.37) and
body mass (55.37::1::24.7), while there were no significant differences in urine colour
(6.07::1::1.35) where (p>0.05). If the students are having insufficient water
consumption, it will hinder their learning process during school session. Therefore,
the students are having moderate dehydration due to environmental condition, heat
acclimatization, and drinking behaviour. It suggested by Dietitians of Canada to
consume 12 cups of water or 3 liter for men and 9 cups of water or 2.2 liter for
women to maintain the body in hydrated state.