Is late bedtime an overlooked sleep behaviour? Investigating associations between sleep timing, sleep duration and eating behaviours in adolescence and adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine whether bedtime is associated with usual sleep duration and eating behaviour among adolescents, emerging adults and young adults.

Design

Cross-sectional multivariable regression models, stratified by developmental stage, to examine: (1) association between bedtime and sleep duration and (2) associations between bedtime and specific eating behaviours at each developmental period, controlling for sleep duration. All models adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, depressive symptoms and screen time behaviours.

Setting

National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, waves I-IV, USA.

Participants

A national probability sample surveyed in adolescence (aged 12-18 years, wave I: 1994-1995, n 13 048 and wave II: 1996, n 9438), emer

SUBMITTER: Grummon AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7873138 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature