Association between dietary pattern and insomnia symptoms among independent older adults: A cross-sectional study based on JAGES.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor diet can cause sleep disorders; however, this association has not been established in older populations. This study investigated the association between dietary patterns and insomnia symptoms in independent older adults.

Methods

This cross-sectional study targeted independent older Japanese adults aged ≥74 years. We used insomnia symptoms classified into three domains: difficulty initiating sleep (DIS), difficulty maintaining sleep (DMS), and insomnia. These symptoms were assessed as dependent variables by a self-reported questionnaire. Dietary patterns (DP), identified by principal component analysis of a self-administered diet history questionnaire, were used as independent variables. Poisson regression analysis was used to estimate the prevalence ratios an

SUBMITTER: Kinugawa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10842256 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature