Document Type
Article
Abstract
Reduced sleep has been found to be associated with increased risk of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and mortality. Self-rated health (SRH) has been shown to be a predictor of CVD and mortality. However, study of the association between insufficient sleep and SRH is limited. We examined participants >18 years of age (n = 377, 160) from a representative, cross-sectional survey (2008 BRFSS). Self-reported insufficient sleep in the previous 30 days was categorized into six groups. The outcome was poor SRH. We calculated odds ratios ((OR) (95% confidence interval (CI)) of increasing categories of insufficient rest/sleep, taking zero days of insufficient sleep as the referent category. We found a positive association between increasing categories of insufficient sleep and poor SRH, independent of relevant covariates. In the multivariable-adjusted model, compared to 0 days insufficient sleep, the OR (95% CI) of poor SRH was 1.03 (0.97–1.10) for 1–6 days, 1.45 (1.34–1.57) for 7–13 days, 2.12 (1.97–2.27) for 14–20 days, 2.32 (2.09–2.58) for 21–29 days, and and 2.71 (2.53–2.90) for 30 days of insufficient sleep in the prior 30 days (P-trend <0.0001). In a nationally representative sample, increasing categories of insufficient sleep were associated with poor SRH.
DOI
10.1155/2012/518263
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Recommended Citation
Sarah Dee Geiger, Charumathi Sabanayagam, and Anoop Shankar, “The Relationship between Insufficient Sleep and Self-Rated Health in a Nationally Representative Sample,” Journal of Environmental and Public Health, vol. 2012, Article ID 518263, 8 pages, 2012. doi:10.1155/2012/518263
Original Citation
Sarah Dee Geiger, Charumathi Sabanayagam, and Anoop Shankar, “The Relationship between Insufficient Sleep and Self-Rated Health in a Nationally Representative Sample,” Journal of Environmental and Public Health, vol. 2012, Article ID 518263, 8 pages, 2012. doi:10.1155/2012/518263
Department
School of Health Studies
Legacy Department
School of Nursing and Health Studies
Language
eng
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
