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Trends in Self-Reported Sleep Duration among US Adults from 1985 to 2012.


ABSTRACT:

Study objective

The trend in sleep duration in the United States population remains uncertain. Our objective was to examine changes in sleep duration from 1985 to 2012 among US adults.

Design

Trend analysis.

Setting

Civilian noninstitutional population of the United States.

Participants

324,242 US adults aged ? 18 y of the National Health Interview Survey (1985, 1990, and 2004-2012).

Measurements and results

Sleep duration was defined on the basis of the question "On average, how many hours of sleep do you get in a 24-h period?" The age-adjusted mean sleep duration was 7.40 h (standard error [SE] 0.01) in 1985, 7.29 h (SE 0.01) in 1990, 7.18 h (SE 0.01) in 2004, and 7.18 h (SE 0.01) in 2012 (P 2012 versus 1985 < 0.001; P trend 2004-2012 = 0.982). The age-adjusted percentage of adults sleeping ? 6 h was 22.3% (SE 0.3) in 1985, 24.4% (SE 0.3) in 1990, 28.6% (SE 0.3) in 2004, and 29.2% (SE 0.3) in 2012 (P 2012 versus 1985 < 0.001; P trend 2004-2012 = 0.050). In 2012, approximately 70.1 million US adults reported sleeping ? 6 h.

Conclusions

Since 1985, age-adjusted mean sleep duration has decreased slightly and the percentage of adults sleeping ? 6 h increased by 31%. Since 2004, however, mean sleep duration and the percentage of adults sleeping ? 6 h have changed little.

SUBMITTER: Ford ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4402659 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Trends in Self-Reported Sleep Duration among US Adults from 1985 to 2012.

Ford Earl S ES   Cunningham Timothy J TJ   Croft Janet B JB  

Sleep 20150501 5


<h4>Study objective</h4>The trend in sleep duration in the United States population remains uncertain. Our objective was to examine changes in sleep duration from 1985 to 2012 among US adults.<h4>Design</h4>Trend analysis.<h4>Setting</h4>Civilian noninstitutional population of the United States.<h4>Participants</h4>324,242 US adults aged ≥ 18 y of the National Health Interview Survey (1985, 1990, and 2004-2012).<h4>Measurements and results</h4>Sleep duration was defined on the basis of the quest  ...[more]

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