The relationship between dietary patterns and insomnia in young women.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

There is mounting evidence that eating habits affect sleeping patterns and their quality. The goal of this study was to evaluate the associations between major dietary patterns, identified using principal component analysis (PCA) and insomnia in young women.

Methods

The study subjects comprised 159 healthy young women aged 18-25 years. Neuropsychological assessment was performed using standard instruments, including a cognitive ability questionnaire (CAQ), depression and anxiety stress scales (DASS-21), insomnia severity index (ISI), Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), and quality of life questionnaire (QLQ). Dietary patterns were obtained from a 65-item validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in this study, using PCA.

Results

Two major dietary patterns were iden

SUBMITTER: Karbasi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10275285 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature