Associations of protein, fat, and carbohydrate intakes with insomnia symptoms among middle-aged Japanese workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diet is a modifiable factor that may affect sleep, but the associations of macronutrient intakes with insomnia are inconsistent. We investigated the associations of protein, fat, and carbohydrate intakes with insomnia symptoms.

Methods

In this cross-sectional analysis of 4435 non-shift workers, macronutrient intakes were assessed by the brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire, which requires the recall of usual intakes of 58 foods during the preceding month. Presence of insomnia symptoms, including difficulty initiating sleep (DIS), difficulty maintaining sleep (DMS), and poor quality of sleep (PQS) were self-reported. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% CIs adjusted for demographic, psychological, and behavi

SUBMITTER: Tanaka E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3700250 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature