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Daily cannabis use is associated with sleep duration differentially across ages
Joshua E Gonzalez1, Steven A Shea1, Nicole P Bowles1
1Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Sleep Health
|November 20, 2022
Summary
Daily cannabis use is linked to altered sleep patterns across all adult age groups. Young adults experienced more short or long sleep, midlife adults more long sleep, and older adults more short sleep.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Cannabis Research
Background:
- Cannabis use is prevalent across various age demographics.
- Understanding the impact of cannabis on sleep duration is crucial for public health.
- Previous research has yielded mixed results on cannabis and sleep.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between the frequency of cannabis use and sleep duration.
- To examine these associations across different age groups in a large US population.
Main Methods:
- Utilized cross-sectional data from the 2016-2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
- Employed multinomial logistic regression analysis.
- Adjusted for sociodemographic and health-related variables, and stratified analyses by age.
Main Results:
- Daily cannabis users (≥16 uses/month) showed increased risk for short or long sleep in young adults (18-44 years).
- Daily cannabis use was associated with a higher prevalence of long sleep in midlife adults (45-64 years).
- Older adults (≥65 years) who used cannabis daily had an increased prevalence of short sleep.
Conclusions:
- Daily cannabis consumption is associated with a greater prevalence of both short and long sleep durations compared to non-use.
- Age-specific patterns in sleep duration disturbances related to daily cannabis use were observed.
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