Natural history of insomnia symptoms in the transition from childhood to adolescence: population rates, health disparities, and risk factors.

ABSTRACT: To determine the sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical risk factors associated with the persistence, remission, and incidence of insomnia symptoms in the transition from childhood to adolescence. The Penn State Child Cohort is a random, population-based sample of 700 children (5-12 years at baseline), of whom 421 were followed-up as adolescents (12-23 years at follow-up). Subjects underwent polysomnography, clinical history, physical exam, and parent- and self-reported scales at baseline and follow-up. Insomnia symptoms were defined as a parent- or self-report of difficulty falling and/or staying asleep. The 421 subjects with baseline (Mage = 8.8 years) and follow-up (Mage = 17 years) data were 53.9% male and 21.9% racial/ethnic minorities. The persistence of childhood insomnia sympto

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Mendoza J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7953218 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature