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Does the Proximity of Meals to Bedtime Influence the Sleep of Young Adults? A Cross-Sectional Survey of University Students
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 17, Issue 8, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 2677, p 2677 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020.
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Abstract
- Avoiding food before bedtime is a widely accepted sleep hygiene practice, yet few studies have assessed meal timing as a risk factor for disrupted sleep. This study examined the relationship between evening meal timing and sleep quality in young adults. A total of N = 793 participants (26% male) aged between 18 and 29 years responded to an online survey, which captured sociodemographic information, lifestyle variables, and sleep characteristics. Meal timing was defined as meals more than 3 h before or within 3 h of bedtime. The outcomes were as follows: one or more nocturnal awakenings, sleep onset latency of &gt<br />30 min, and sleep duration of &le<br />6 h. Logistic regression analyses showed that eating within 3 h of bedtime was positively associated with nocturnal awakening (OR = 1.61, 95% CI = 1.15&ndash<br />2.27) but not long sleep onset latency (1.24<br />0.89&ndash<br />1.73) or short sleep duration (0.79<br />0.49&ndash<br />1.26). The relationship remained significant after adjusting for potential confounders of ethnicity and body mass index (OR = 1.43, 95% CI = 1.00&ndash<br />2.04). Meal timing appears to be a modifiable risk factor for nocturnal awakenings and disrupted sleep. However, this is a preliminary cross-sectional study and highlights the need for additional research on the influence of the timing of food intake on sleep.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Time Factors
food intake
Adolescent
Universities
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
lcsh:Medicine
Bedtime
Article
meal time
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Risk factor
Students
Meals
Sleep disorder
Sleep hygiene
sleep hygiene
business.industry
lcsh:R
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
eating behaviours
Feeding Behavior
sleep quality
medicine.disease
sleep disturbance
Sleep in non-human animals
Before Bedtime
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Sleep onset latency
business
Sleep
Body mass index
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Demography
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16604601
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1a5d562d1e3986b7848ba62bc81e0063
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082677