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Breakfast Habits among Schoolchildren in the City of Uruguaiana, Brazil
Published on: July 29, 2020
[Sleep habits and starting time to school in Brazilian children]
Tatiana A Silva1, Luciane B C Carvalho, Luciana Silva
1Department of Internal Medicine, Sleep Disorders Center, University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP) Brazil.
Objective:
This study investigated the sleep habits in Brazilian children according to age, gender and starting time to school.
Method:
We investigated 2,482 scholars aged 7 to 10 years. We compared sleep habits, gender, and starting time to school (morning and afternoon).
Results:
Sixty-one per cent of the children presented sleep rituals before sleep. Milk drinking before sleep was more frequent among seven years old children. We found a progressive reduction with age in keeping the lights on. Girls used to leave an object to bed more than boys did. Children that studied in the morning presented reduced total sleep time, sleep earlier, and nap more frequently than children that studied in the afternoon.
Conclusion:
Starting time to school deeply influences sleep habits in Brazilian children from São Paulo City, in whom bed-time rituals are highly prevalent.
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