Association between sleep duration and stroke prevalence in Korean adults: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Although sleep, chronic disease and its related mortality are extensively studied areas, the association between stroke and sleep duration is relatively unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between long and short sleep duration and stroke prevalence.

Design

A cross-sectional survey study.

Setting and participants

Adult surveyees (aged ≥19 years) who answered items relating to sleep duration and stroke in the 2010-2014 Korean National Health and Nutrition Surveys (n=17 601).

Outcome measures

Participants were divided into three groups by sleep duration (short: ≤6 hours/day, normal: 7-8 hours/day and long: ≥9 hours/day). Stroke prevalence in each sleep duration group was compared using logistic regression analysis, and soci

SUBMITTER: Kim MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6009631 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature