Sleep quality mediates the association between tea consumption and duration of COVID-19-related symptoms in middle-aged and elderly adults (aged 50 and above)
ObjectivesThe association between tea consumption and the duration of COVID-19-related symptoms remains inconclusive. This cross-sectional study investigates the potential mediating role of sleep quality in this association. The association between tea consumption and the duration of COVID-19-relate...
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| author | Yuxin Fan Yuxin Fan Yuxin Fan Yaonan Zhu Yunyu Wang Yunyu Wang Yunyu Wang Jun Jiang Shaopeng Yang Jie Lu Qinghua Ma Qinghua Ma Hong Zhu |
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| description | ObjectivesThe association between tea consumption and the duration of COVID-19-related symptoms remains inconclusive. This cross-sectional study investigates the potential mediating role of sleep quality in this association. The association between tea consumption and the duration of COVID-19-related symptoms remains inconclusive. This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the potential mediating role of sleep quality in this association.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study using data from middle-aged and elderly adults (aged 50 and above) in Weitang Town in 2023. Detailed information on tea consumption, duration of COVID-19-related symptoms, and sleep quality was collected through face-to-face interviews using pre-designed questionnaires. Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), which evaluated sleep quality over the past month during the acute phase of COVID-19. Spearman correlation analysis was employed to examine the relationships between variables. mediation analysis utilized a mediation model with multi-category independent variables.ResultsTea consumption was negatively associated with sleep quality, which in turn was positively associated with COVID-19 symptom duration. Mediation analysis showed sleep quality partially mediated the relationship between daily tea drinking and symptom duration, and fully mediated associations between green tea consumption, tea drinking for <15 or ≥30 years, tea concentration, and symptom duration. The mediation effect accounted for 11%–21% of the total effect.ConclusionsTea consumption is associated with shorter duration of COVID-19-related symptoms, with sleep quality acting as a mediator. These findings highlight the potential of improving sleep quality to reduce symptom duration, but conclusions are limited by the cross-sectional design. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-16ab962f934d4a558d1aeafb06b1c5d02025-08-20T04:00:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402025-08-011610.3389/fpsyt.2025.16032571603257Sleep quality mediates the association between tea consumption and duration of COVID-19-related symptoms in middle-aged and elderly adults (aged 50 and above)Yuxin Fan0Yuxin Fan1Yuxin Fan2Yaonan Zhu3Yunyu Wang4Yunyu Wang5Yunyu Wang6Jun Jiang7Shaopeng Yang8Jie Lu9Qinghua Ma10Qinghua Ma11Hong Zhu12School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaDepartment of Preventive Health Care, The 3rd People's Hospital of Xiangcheng District, Suzhou, ChinaYuanhe Street Community Health Service Center, Xiangcheng District Dermatosis Hospital, Suzhou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaDepartment of Preventive Health Care, The 3rd People's Hospital of Xiangcheng District, Suzhou, ChinaYuanhe Street Community Health Service Center, Xiangcheng District Dermatosis Hospital, Suzhou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, ChinaSchool of Public Health and Health Management, Anhui Medical College, Hefei, ChinaCenter for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Commission of Zhanhua District, Binzhou, ChinaDepartment of Preventive Health Care, The 3rd People's Hospital of Xiangcheng District, Suzhou, ChinaDepartment of Preventive Health Care, The 3rd People's Hospital of Xiangcheng District, Suzhou, ChinaYuanhe Street Community Health Service Center, Xiangcheng District Dermatosis Hospital, Suzhou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaObjectivesThe association between tea consumption and the duration of COVID-19-related symptoms remains inconclusive. This cross-sectional study investigates the potential mediating role of sleep quality in this association. The association between tea consumption and the duration of COVID-19-related symptoms remains inconclusive. This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the potential mediating role of sleep quality in this association.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study using data from middle-aged and elderly adults (aged 50 and above) in Weitang Town in 2023. Detailed information on tea consumption, duration of COVID-19-related symptoms, and sleep quality was collected through face-to-face interviews using pre-designed questionnaires. Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), which evaluated sleep quality over the past month during the acute phase of COVID-19. Spearman correlation analysis was employed to examine the relationships between variables. mediation analysis utilized a mediation model with multi-category independent variables.ResultsTea consumption was negatively associated with sleep quality, which in turn was positively associated with COVID-19 symptom duration. Mediation analysis showed sleep quality partially mediated the relationship between daily tea drinking and symptom duration, and fully mediated associations between green tea consumption, tea drinking for <15 or ≥30 years, tea concentration, and symptom duration. The mediation effect accounted for 11%–21% of the total effect.ConclusionsTea consumption is associated with shorter duration of COVID-19-related symptoms, with sleep quality acting as a mediator. These findings highlight the potential of improving sleep quality to reduce symptom duration, but conclusions are limited by the cross-sectional design.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1603257/fulltea consumptionsleep qualityduration of COVID-19-related symptomsmediation analysismiddle-aged and elderly adults |
| spellingShingle | Yuxin Fan Yuxin Fan Yuxin Fan Yaonan Zhu Yunyu Wang Yunyu Wang Yunyu Wang Jun Jiang Shaopeng Yang Jie Lu Qinghua Ma Qinghua Ma Hong Zhu Sleep quality mediates the association between tea consumption and duration of COVID-19-related symptoms in middle-aged and elderly adults (aged 50 and above) Frontiers in Psychiatry tea consumption sleep quality duration of COVID-19-related symptoms mediation analysis middle-aged and elderly adults |
| title | Sleep quality mediates the association between tea consumption and duration of COVID-19-related symptoms in middle-aged and elderly adults (aged 50 and above) |
| title_full | Sleep quality mediates the association between tea consumption and duration of COVID-19-related symptoms in middle-aged and elderly adults (aged 50 and above) |
| title_fullStr | Sleep quality mediates the association between tea consumption and duration of COVID-19-related symptoms in middle-aged and elderly adults (aged 50 and above) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sleep quality mediates the association between tea consumption and duration of COVID-19-related symptoms in middle-aged and elderly adults (aged 50 and above) |
| title_short | Sleep quality mediates the association between tea consumption and duration of COVID-19-related symptoms in middle-aged and elderly adults (aged 50 and above) |
| title_sort | sleep quality mediates the association between tea consumption and duration of covid 19 related symptoms in middle aged and elderly adults aged 50 and above |
| topic | tea consumption sleep quality duration of COVID-19-related symptoms mediation analysis middle-aged and elderly adults |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1603257/full |
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