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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.
Objective:
To assess the relationship between frequency of cannabis use and sleep duration across age in a large US population (235,667 people).
Methods:
Multinomial logistic regression was used to evaluate the association between the frequency of cannabis use and sleep duration using cross sectional data from the 2016-2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
Results:
When adjusted for sociodemographic factors, health related variables, and stratified by age we found that young adults (18-44 years) who reported daily-use (≥16 uses a month) had an increased risk ratio (RR [95% CI]) for either short or long sleep (1.22 [1.06-1.40] and 1.52 [1.07-2.16]); midlife adults (45-64 years) who reported daily-use had an increased prevalence of long sleep (1.71 [1.03-2.82]); and older adults (≥65 years) who reported daily-use had an increased prevalence of short sleep (1.61 [1.05-2.49]).
Conclusions:
Compared to those who reported no cannabis use, individuals who reported daily cannabis use demonstrated a greater prevalence for either short or long sleep duration.
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