Sex-specific sleep profiles in Spanish adults: cross-sectional actigraphy-PSQI study with cluster analysis in Salamanca and Avila.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify sex-specific patterns based on determinants related to sleep quality, using a representative sample of the Spanish adult population.

Design

Cross-sectional, age-stratified and sex-stratified study.

Setting

Community-based assessments in two Spanish provinces (Salamanca and Ávila).

Participants

Adults aged 25-65 years (n=500), equally distributed by sex and five age strata, selected from the regional health-card database.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Objective sleep metrics from wrist actigraphy (time in bed, total sleep time (TST), sleep efficiency, wake after sleep onset, number/duration of awakenings, fragmentation/movement indices) and self-reported sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index).

Methods

Standard

SUBMITTER: Jimenez-Vaquero C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12587989 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature