Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2019
Department
Kinesiology
Abstract
Despite the health benefits associated with physical activity (PA), screen time reduction, and sleep quantity and quality, the relationships between PA, screen time, and sleep quantity and quality remain unclear in adolescents. The present study is a cross-sectional analysis of data from adolescents aged 16–19 years who participated in the 2005–2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (n = 542). Multivariable logistic regression models, adjusted for confounders, examined the relationship between objectively measured PA, self-reported screen time, and sleep quantity and quality. Respondents who met the current PA recommendation had 50% lower odds of having sufficient sleep (≥8 h) than those not meeting the recommendation (OR = 0.50, 95% CI: 0.26, 0.94). Respondents who met the screen time recommendation (≤2 h/day) had 55% lower odds of reporting poor sleep quality than those whose screen time exceeded the recommendation (OR = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.22, 0.91), with similar patterns observed for females and males. However, males who met both PA and screen time recommendations had 73% lower odds of reporting poor sleep quality than males who met neither recommendation (OR = 0.27, 95% CI: 0.07, 0.99). In conclusion, PA and screen time are associated with sleep quantity or sleep quality in adolescents, and there are differences in these associations by sex.
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Xu, F., Adams, S. K., Cohen, S. A., Earp, J. E., & Greaney, M. L. (2019). Relationship between Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Sleep Quantity and Quality in US Adolescents Aged 16–19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(9), 1524. doi:10.3390/ijerph16091524
Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091524
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Comment
Furong Xu and Jacob E. Earp are from the Department of Kinesiology.
Sue K. Adams is from the Department of Human Development and Family Studies.
Steven A. Cohen and Mary L. Greaney are affiliated with the Health Studies Program.