Objective sleep assessment in >80,000 UK mid-life adults: Associations with sociodemographic characteristics, physical activity and caffeine.

<h4>Study objectives</h4>Normal timing and duration of sleep is vital for all physical and mental health. However, many sleep-related studies depend on self-reported sleep measurements, which have limitations. This study aims to investigate the association of physical activity and sociod...

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Main Authors: Gewei Zhu, Michael Catt, Sophie Cassidy, Mark Birch-Machin, Michael Trenell, Hugo Hiden, Simon Woodman, Kirstie N Anderson
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0226220&type=printable
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Michael Catt
Sophie Cassidy
Mark Birch-Machin
Michael Trenell
Hugo Hiden
Simon Woodman
Kirstie N Anderson
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Michael Catt
Sophie Cassidy
Mark Birch-Machin
Michael Trenell
Hugo Hiden
Simon Woodman
Kirstie N Anderson
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description <h4>Study objectives</h4>Normal timing and duration of sleep is vital for all physical and mental health. However, many sleep-related studies depend on self-reported sleep measurements, which have limitations. This study aims to investigate the association of physical activity and sociodemographic characteristics including age, gender, coffee intake and social status with objective sleep measurements.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional analysis was carried out on 82995 participants within the UK Biobank cohort. Sociodemographic and lifestyle information were collected through touch-screen questionnaires in 2007-2010. Sleep and physical activity parameters were later measured objectively using wrist-worn accelerometers in 2013-2015 (participants were aged 43-79 years and wore watches for 7 days). Participants were divided into 5 groups based on their objective sleep duration per night (<5 hours, 5-6 hours, 6-7 hours, 7-8 hours and >8 hours). Binary logistic models were adjusted for age, gender and Townsend Deprivation Index.<h4>Results</h4>Participants who slept 6-7 hours/night were the most frequent (33.5%). Females had longer objective sleep duration than males. Short objective sleep duration (<6 hours) correlated with older age, social deprivation and high coffee intake. Finally, those who slept 6-7 hours/night were most physically active.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Objectively determined short sleep duration was associated with male gender, older age, low social status and high coffee intake. An inverse 'U-shaped' relationship between sleep duration and physical activity was also established. Optimal sleep duration for health in those over 60 may therefore be shorter than younger groups.
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spelling doaj-art-7a17239bc2be4e74bfd258956f4913d22025-08-20T02:55:13ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032019-01-011412e022622010.1371/journal.pone.0226220Objective sleep assessment in >80,000 UK mid-life adults: Associations with sociodemographic characteristics, physical activity and caffeine.Gewei ZhuMichael CattSophie CassidyMark Birch-MachinMichael TrenellHugo HidenSimon WoodmanKirstie N Anderson<h4>Study objectives</h4>Normal timing and duration of sleep is vital for all physical and mental health. However, many sleep-related studies depend on self-reported sleep measurements, which have limitations. This study aims to investigate the association of physical activity and sociodemographic characteristics including age, gender, coffee intake and social status with objective sleep measurements.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional analysis was carried out on 82995 participants within the UK Biobank cohort. Sociodemographic and lifestyle information were collected through touch-screen questionnaires in 2007-2010. Sleep and physical activity parameters were later measured objectively using wrist-worn accelerometers in 2013-2015 (participants were aged 43-79 years and wore watches for 7 days). Participants were divided into 5 groups based on their objective sleep duration per night (<5 hours, 5-6 hours, 6-7 hours, 7-8 hours and >8 hours). Binary logistic models were adjusted for age, gender and Townsend Deprivation Index.<h4>Results</h4>Participants who slept 6-7 hours/night were the most frequent (33.5%). Females had longer objective sleep duration than males. Short objective sleep duration (<6 hours) correlated with older age, social deprivation and high coffee intake. Finally, those who slept 6-7 hours/night were most physically active.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Objectively determined short sleep duration was associated with male gender, older age, low social status and high coffee intake. An inverse 'U-shaped' relationship between sleep duration and physical activity was also established. Optimal sleep duration for health in those over 60 may therefore be shorter than younger groups.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0226220&type=printable
spellingShingle Gewei Zhu
Michael Catt
Sophie Cassidy
Mark Birch-Machin
Michael Trenell
Hugo Hiden
Simon Woodman
Kirstie N Anderson
Objective sleep assessment in >80,000 UK mid-life adults: Associations with sociodemographic characteristics, physical activity and caffeine.
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title Objective sleep assessment in >80,000 UK mid-life adults: Associations with sociodemographic characteristics, physical activity and caffeine.
title_full Objective sleep assessment in >80,000 UK mid-life adults: Associations with sociodemographic characteristics, physical activity and caffeine.
title_fullStr Objective sleep assessment in >80,000 UK mid-life adults: Associations with sociodemographic characteristics, physical activity and caffeine.
title_full_unstemmed Objective sleep assessment in >80,000 UK mid-life adults: Associations with sociodemographic characteristics, physical activity and caffeine.
title_short Objective sleep assessment in >80,000 UK mid-life adults: Associations with sociodemographic characteristics, physical activity and caffeine.
title_sort objective sleep assessment in 80 000 uk mid life adults associations with sociodemographic characteristics physical activity and caffeine
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