Transitioning from adequate to inadequate sleep duration associated with higher smoking rate and greater nicotine dependence in a population sample.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Inadequate sleep (≤6 and ≥9h) is more prevalent in smokers than non-smokers but the extent to which sleep duration in smokers relates to smoking behaviors and cessation outcomes, is not yet clear. To begin to address this knowledge gap, we investigated the extent to which sleep duration predicted smoking behaviors and quitting intention in a population sample.

Methods

Data from current smokers who completed the baseline (N=635) and 5-year follow-up (N=477) assessment in the United Kingdom Biobank cohort study were analyzed. Multivariable regression models using smoking behavior outcomes (cigarettes per day, time to first cigarette, difficulty not smoking for a day, quitting intention) and sleep duration (adequate (7-8h) versus inadequate (≤6 and ≥9h) as the pred

SUBMITTER: Patterson F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5701829 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature