Highlights
- •Higher nutrient intake was related to improve sleep duration in women.
- •Interactions were found between nutrient intake, comorbidities, and sleep duration.
- •Regular drinking was associated with short sleep duration in postmenopausal women.
Abstract
Objectives
We aimed to assess the association between nutrient intake, health-related behaviors,
and habitual sleep duration in pre- and postmenopausal women.
Design
A cross-sectional study.
Participants
2084 pre- and postmenopausal women aged 18-80 years old.
Measurements
Nutrient intake and sleep duration were measured by a 24-hour recall approach and
self-reports, respectively. We examined the association and interaction between comorbidities,
nutrient intake, and sleep duration groups among 2084 women using data from KNHASES
(2016-2018) and multinomial logistic regression.
Results
In premenopausal women, we observed negative associations between very short (<5 hours)/short
(5-6 hours)/long (≥9 hours) sleep duration and 12 nutrients (vitamin B1, B3, vitamin
C, PUFA, n-6 fatty acid, iron, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, fiber, carbohydrate)
and a positive association between retinol and short sleep duration (prevalence ratio
(PR), 1.08; 95% CI, 1.01-1.15). In premenopausal women, interactions were found between
comorbidities and PUFA (PR, 3.83; 95% CI, 1.56-9.41), n-3 fatty acid (PR, 2.43; 95% CI,
1.17-5.05), n-6 fatty acid (PR, 3.45; 95% CI, 1.46-8.13), fat (PR, 2.77; 95% CI, 1.15-6.64),
and retinol (PR, 1.28; 95% CI, 1.06-1.53) for very short and short sleep duration,
respectively. Interactions between comorbidities, vitamin C (PR, 0.41; 95% CI, 0.24-0.72),
and carbohydrates (PR, 1.67; 95% CI, 1.05-2.70) for very short and short sleep duration
in postmenopausal women, respectively. Regular drinking was positively associated
with a risk of short sleep duration in postmenopausal women (PR, 2.74, 95% CI: 1.11-6.74).
Conclusions
Dietary intake and alcohol use were found to be involved in sleep duration, so healthcare
staff should encourage women to maintain a healthy diet and reduce alcohol use to
improve sleep duration.
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Publication history
Published online: May 26, 2023
Accepted:
February 25,
2023
Received in revised form:
February 6,
2023
Received:
October 11,
2022
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