TY - JOUR
T1 - Age-associated differences in sleep duration in the US population
T2 - potential effects of disease burden
AU - Jean-Louis, Girardin
AU - Shochat, Tamar
AU - Youngstedt, Shawn D.
AU - Briggs, Anthony Q.
AU - Williams, Ellita T.
AU - Jin, Peng
AU - Bubu, Omonigho Michael
AU - Seixas, Azizi A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2021/11
Y1 - 2021/11
N2 - Objectives: We contrasted the relative risks (RR) of short [<7 h] and long [>8 h] sleep experienced by middle-aged (45–64 years) and older (≥65 years) adults, compared with young adults (20–44 years). Methods: We utilized NHANES data (2005–2016), capturing sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and health-related data among US adults. Results: The Relative Risk (RR) of short sleep between young and middle-aged adults did not differ [RR = 1.02, NS]. However, the RR of short sleep was significantly reduced among older participants [RR = 0.81, p < 0.01]. Middle-aged adults had significantly lower RR of long sleep [RR = 0.80, p < 0.01], whereas older adults had significantly greater RR of long sleep [RR = 1.41, p < 0.01]. Compared with young adults, older adults with or without increased disease burden had significantly lower RR of short sleep [RR = 0.81, p < 0.01 and RR = 0.80, p < 0.01], respectively. However, for middle-aged adults, the RR of short sleep did not differ whether they reported a greater disease burden. Relative to young adults, older adults with or without disease burden had higher RRs of long sleep [RR = 1.39, p < 0.01] and [RR = 1.45, p < 0.01], respectively. For middle-aged adults without disease burden, the RR of long sleep was lower than among young adults [RR = 0.72, p < 0.01]. Conclusions: Compared with young adults, older adults were not at increased risk for short sleep. Rather, they reported longer sleep time regardless of the presence of disease burden. Future studies should investigate longitudinal effects of aging on objective sleep time, with or without common diseases.
AB - Objectives: We contrasted the relative risks (RR) of short [<7 h] and long [>8 h] sleep experienced by middle-aged (45–64 years) and older (≥65 years) adults, compared with young adults (20–44 years). Methods: We utilized NHANES data (2005–2016), capturing sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and health-related data among US adults. Results: The Relative Risk (RR) of short sleep between young and middle-aged adults did not differ [RR = 1.02, NS]. However, the RR of short sleep was significantly reduced among older participants [RR = 0.81, p < 0.01]. Middle-aged adults had significantly lower RR of long sleep [RR = 0.80, p < 0.01], whereas older adults had significantly greater RR of long sleep [RR = 1.41, p < 0.01]. Compared with young adults, older adults with or without increased disease burden had significantly lower RR of short sleep [RR = 0.81, p < 0.01 and RR = 0.80, p < 0.01], respectively. However, for middle-aged adults, the RR of short sleep did not differ whether they reported a greater disease burden. Relative to young adults, older adults with or without disease burden had higher RRs of long sleep [RR = 1.39, p < 0.01] and [RR = 1.45, p < 0.01], respectively. For middle-aged adults without disease burden, the RR of long sleep was lower than among young adults [RR = 0.72, p < 0.01]. Conclusions: Compared with young adults, older adults were not at increased risk for short sleep. Rather, they reported longer sleep time regardless of the presence of disease burden. Future studies should investigate longitudinal effects of aging on objective sleep time, with or without common diseases.
KW - Aging
KW - Disease burden
KW - Race/ethnicity
KW - Sleep duration
KW - Sleep health
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U2 - 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.09.004
DO - 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.09.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 34619501
AN - SCOPUS:85116383953
SN - 1389-9457
VL - 87
SP - 168
EP - 173
JO - Sleep Medicine
JF - Sleep Medicine
ER -