0846 Reports of Sleep Symptoms in Young Adults of College Age. (27th May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Thatipelli, S; Abbasi, A A
• Is Part Of: Sleep. Volume 43(2020)Supplement 1
• Page Start: A322
• Page End: A322
• Publication Date: 2020-05-27
• Subjects: Sleep -- Physiological aspects -- Periodicals; Sleep disorders -- Periodicals; Sommeil -- Aspect physiologique -- Périodiques; Sommeil, Troubles du -- Périodiques; Sleep disorders; Sleep -- Physiological aspects; Sleep -- physiological aspects; Sleep Wake Disorders; Psychophysiology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.8498
• DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.842
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0161-8105

Abstract

Abstract: Introduction: Young adults of college age in the United States often report inadequate sleep. The objectives of this study were to identify a) how often young adults of college age report symptoms of insomnia, fatigue and mood disorder and b) identify differences in symptom reporting based on their sleep duration. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, using data from 2013 through 2018 of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). 11, 028 subjects, ages 18-22 years, for whom information was available on duration of sleep were included. We analyzed reports of trouble falling sleep, trouble staying sleep, non-restorative sleep, fatigue and symptoms of mood disorder. Subjects were divided into 2 groups: ≤7 hours and > 7 hours of sleep. Data was analyzed using Complex Sample Analysis of IBM SPSS version 26. Results: Out of the 11, 028 subjects 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Mean sleep duration for all subjects was 7.44 ± 0.02 hours (mean± SE). 13.5% subjects reported trouble falling asleep while 10.6% reported trouble staying asleep for ≥4 nights per week. Non-restorative sleep and frequent fatigue were reported by 33.8% and 12.4% respectively. Daily/weekly symptoms of anxiety and depression were reported by 23.9% and 8.6% respectively. There were 48.4% subjects with ≤7 hours and 51.6 % with >7 hours of sleep. When compared to subjects with ≤7 hours to >7 hours of sleep, trouble falling asleep, trouble staying asleep and non-restorative sleep were reported by 19.9% vs. 7.5%, 14.8% vs. 6.6% and 45.9% vs. 22.4% respectively. Symptoms of fatigue, anxiety and depression reported by subjects with ≤7 hours vs. >7 hours of sleep were: 18.6% vs. 6.6%, 26.9% vs. 21% and 10.2% vs.7% respectively. Conclusion: Young adults with ≤ 7 hours of sleep are more likely to report trouble falling sleep, trouble staying sleep, non-restorative sleep, fatigue and symptoms of mood disorder. Support: None