Association between self-reported food intake and subjective sleep quality among truck drivers in a city in Southern Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Sleep is an activity of great importance for maintaining the homeostasis of the human body and some components may interfere with the quality of sleep, including the pattern of food consumption. Truck drivers may constitute a population particularly sensitive to this association, since they are routinely exposed to situations that may interfere with food intake and sleep quality. Thus, this study investigated the association between self-reported food intake and sleep quality in truck drivers.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study, with drivers who traveled in a city in southern Brazil. Food intake was evaluated through the average of food intake over the last 30 days. Food intake was evaluated in two forms: division in food groups and evaluation only tryptop

SUBMITTER: Paviani L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10953964 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature