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Short sleep in young adults: Insomnia or sleep debt? Prevalence and clinical description of short sleep in a representative sample of 1004 young adults from France

Léger, Damien, Roscoat, Enguerrand du, Bayon, Virginie, Guignard, Romain, Pâquereau, Joël, Beck, François·2011·Sleep Medicine

Abstract

Background Increasing evidence suggests an association between short sleep with adverse health outcomes: obesity, type 2 diabetes and hypertension. But there are few or no data on "who these short sleepers are" in the general population.Objectives To describe short sleepers and the associated sleep disorders in young adults.Methods Cross-sectional telephone survey in a representative sample of 1004 French young adults (25-45 years old). Total sleep time (TST), insomnia, snoring, sleepiness and daytime consequences were assessed using subjective validated tools. Short sleepers were defined as sleeping <6h a weekday (sleep+nap+pauses). Sleep debt was defined as those who "sleep 90 min less than the sleep they need to be in good shape."Results Prevalence of short sleep was 18%, insomnia 12%, and sleep debt 20% in the total group. Among short sleepers, 16% had insomnia, 45% sleep debt, and 39% neither. Short sleepers were significantly mostly males, blue collar workers and more overweight and obese compared to nonshort sleepers. Working >10h per day, smoking and drinking coffee after 5p.m. were also significantly associated with short sleep. Short sleepers had higher Epworth sleepiness scale ESS scores (7.8 vs 6.7; p = 0.0058) and more sleepiness while driving (11.5% vs 2.9%; p < 0.0001).Conclusion Short sleep is highly prevalent in young adults but is not an homogeneous group, including both insomniacs and subjects with or without sleep debt. Short sleep has to be defined more precisely in order to better understand its impact on public health.

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Authors
Léger, D., Roscoat, E. D., Bayon, V., Guignard, R., Pâquereau, J., & Beck, F.
Affiliations
  • Université Paris Descartes (FR)
  • Institut National de Prévention et d’Education pour la Santé (FR)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Corresponding author
Léger, Damien
Venue
Sleep Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-05
Volume
12
Issue
5
Pages
454-462
ISSN
1389-9457 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2109720893
Cited by
95
References
31
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Sleep Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
Keywords
short sleep duration, insomnia, sleep debt, young adults, total sleep time, daytime sleepiness, snoring, overweight and obesity
MeSH terms
Adult, Coffee, Cross-Sectional Studies, Employment, Female, France, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Sleep, Sleep Stages, Smoking, Time Factors, Prevalence, Sex Distribution

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