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. 2015 Jan-Mar;18(1):42-53.
doi: 10.1590/1980-5497201500010004. Epub 2015 Mar 1.

Sleep disturbances in adults in a city of Sao Paulo state

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Everton Alex Carvalho Zanuto  1 , Manoel Carlos Spiguel de Lima  1 , Rafael Gavassa de Araújo  1 , Eduardo Pereira da Silva  1 , Caroline Cristina Anzolin  1 , Monique Yndawe Castanho Araujo  1 , Jamile Sanches Codogno  1 , Diego Giulliano Destro Christofaro  1 , Rômulo Araújo Fernandes  1
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Sleep disturbances in adults in a city of Sao Paulo state

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Everton Alex Carvalho Zanuto et al. Rev Bras Epidemiol. 2015 Jan-Mar.
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Abstract

Objective: To analyze the occurrence of sleep-related disorders among adults from Presidente Prudente, Brazil, as well as to identify associations with behavioral, socio-demographic and nutritional status variables.

Methods: After random selection of the sample, interviews were performed with 743 adults of both genders, living in Presidente Prudente, Brazil. Sleep-related disorders, demographic variables (sex, age, ethnicity and schooling), behavioral variables (leisure physical activity, alcohol consumption, and smoking) and nutritional status were analyzed by questionnaires.

Results: The prevalence of sleep-related disorders was 46.7%, with 95% confidence interval (95%CI) 43.1 - 50.2. In the multivariate analysis, female sex, with odds ratio (OR) 1.74 (95%CI 1.26 - 2.40), schooling (OR = 0.49; 95%CI 0.28 - 0.82), overweight (OR = 1.99; 95%CI 1.39 - 2.85) and obesity (OR = 2.90; 95%CI 1.94 - 4.35) were associated with sleep-related disorders.

Conclusion: There is high occurrence of sleep-related disorders in this sample, which was associated with female sex, lower schooling, overweight and obesity.

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