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Adequate physical activity is positively associated with sleep


Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Danielle Ewing, MPH, Public Health Institute, Survey Research Group, Sacramento, CA
Suzanne Ryan-Ibarra, MPH, MS, Survey Research Group, Public Health Institute, Sacramento, CA
Cindy Leung, ScD, MPH, Center for Health and Community, Center for Health and Community- School of Medicine University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Marta Induni, PhD, Survey Research Group, Public Health Institute, Sacramento, CA
Objective: Examine the relationship between sleep and physical activity; specifically to examine whether adequate physical activity is associated with adequate sleep.

Methods: In multinomial regression analysis, we examined the association of physical activity and sleep among California adults 18 years and older using data from the California Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) (n=10,166). Sleep was used as a 3-category variable according to national guidelines: insufficient (1-6 hours/night), sufficient (7-9 hours/night), or excessive (10+ hours/night). Physical activity was fit as a 2-category variable using national guidelines: adequate (150 minutes per week of moderate or vigorous activity) versus inadequate (less than 150 minutes per week or none). Analyses adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, sex, employment status, body mass index (BMI), general health status, poverty status, and education level.

Results: In multinomial regression analyses, adequate physical activity was inversely associated with excessive sleep (OR 0.67, 95% CI 0.48, 0.94) and insufficient sleep (OR 0.89, 95% CI 0.77-1.00), after adjusting for age, gender, race, employment status, BMI, general health status, poverty level, and education level.

Conclusions: Our analysis found that engaging in adequate physical activity is inversely associated with adults being less likely to report excessive sleep and marginally associated with insufficient sleep. Physical activity may impact sleep quality, which can impact overall quality of life. It is important to continue studying the relationship between physical activity and sleep to improve our understanding of how these two factors relate to one another and their influence on population health.

Learning Areas:

Advocacy for health and health education
Epidemiology
Public health or related education
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Describe the relationship between physical activity and sleep, and specifically to examine whether adequate physical activity is associated with adequate sleep in adults. Assessed the relationship between physical activity and sleep among various subgroups.

Keyword(s): Physical Activity, Adult Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have a background in Epidemiology, research and bio-statistics. An extensive literature review was done on this topic for complete understanding.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.