Insufficient sleep duration is associated with worse self-rated health and more psychosomatic health complaints in adolescents

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between sleep duration and self-rated health and psychosomatic health complaints in a representative sample of Slovak adolescents aged 13 and 15 years. BACKGROUND: According to empirically supported recommendations adolescents age 13 to 18 years old should sleep 8 to 10 hours per 24 hours on a regular basis to promote optimal health. METHODS: We used data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study conducted in 2018 in Slovakia comprising 8,405 adolescents aged from 11 to 15 years (mean age 13.43; 50.9% boys). Presented are results for specifi c age groups of 13-years old (n = 1,909) and 15-years old (n = 1,293) adolescents. Linear regression models adjusted for age and gender were used to asses associations between sleep duration and self-rated health and psychosomatic complaints. The modifi cations of the associations by age and gender were also explored. RESULTS: Insuffi cient sleep duration (less than 8hours) was signifi cantly associated with worse self-rated health and more overall as well as specifi c psychosomatic health complaints including headache, backache, feeling low, irritability and bad temper, feeling nervous, sleeping diffi culties and feeling dizzy. CONCLUSION: In order to promote the health and well-being of adolescents, interventions to improve sleep duration are needed (Tab.

Energy Drinks Consumption Associated with Emotional and Behavioural Problems via Lack of Sleep and Skipped Breakfast among Adolescents

“…Previous studies confirmed our findings that excessive use of EDs was associated with reduced and insufficient sleep duration [ 20 , 21 , 23 , 50 ] or even insomnia [ 24 ]. The association between insufficient sleep duration and emotional and behavioural problems has also been confirmed by several cross-sectional, experimental studies, as well as by systematic reviews [ 25 , 26 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 51 , 52 , 53 ]. Although most of the studies were cross-sectional and used subjective measures for sleep duration, the evidence from the experimental studies and systematic reviews suggests that the relationship between lack of sleep and emotional and behavioural problems in adolescents is likely to be casual and thus supports our findings that the effect of ED consumption on emotional status and behaviour of adolescents is not direct, but mediated through sleep duration.…”

“…High ED intake is also associated with unhealthy behavior, such as reduced and insufficient sleep and breakfast skipping in adolescents [ 7 , 17 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 ]. Evidence shows that 30 to 50% of adolescents sleep less than recommended 8 h [ 25 , 26 , 27 ], and the prevalence of sleep problems varies between 10 to 20% in adolescents [ 28 , 29 , 30 ]. According to the large studies conducted in Europe and other countries [ 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 ], a high proportion of adolescents were classified as breakfast-skippers, ranging from 40–50% (China, Austria, Slovenia) to 10–20% (Spain, Poland, Japan).…”

Complex changes of circadian proteins expression in inflammatory bowel disease

“…Changes in the duration or quality of sleep, caused either by a shift work or lifestyle changes, affect among others the immune system through activation of NF-κB (nuclear factor κB), which is responsible for the expression of pro-infl ammatory genes (5,24). Sleep disturbances relate to an increased rate of non-specifi c subjective symptoms (25), as well as an increased risk of development of various gastrointestinal disorders including IBD, where the exacerbation of the disease deteriorates sleep quality, which furthermore promotes infl ammation, resulting in a self-sustaining feedback-loop (4,26).…”

Difficulties in Getting to Sleep and their Association with Emotional and Behavioural Problems in Adolescents: Does the Sleeping Duration Influence this Association?

“…However, our previous research found that more adolescents had problems with lack of sleep than with falling asleep. Furthermore, the amount of sleep decreased with age and the problems with falling asleep and EBPs were more common in girls than boys [8,36].…”

“…Optimal sleep quantity and quality is essential for the mental health, adequate functioning and well-being of adolescents [4,5]. However, 30% to 50% of adolescents sleep less than recommended [6][7][8][9] and the prevalence of sleep difficulties, manifested as difficulties in falling or staying asleep, range from 10% to 20% in adolescents [10][11][12][13][14][15]. According to the recommendations of American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), adolescents of 13 to 18 years old should sleep 8 to 10 h per 24 h on a regular basis to promote optimal health [16].…”