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Association between Beverage Consumption and Sleep Quality in Adolescents
Lydi-Anne Vézina-Im1,2, Dominique Beaulieu1,2,3,4, Stéphane Turcotte2
1Département des Sciences de la Santé, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), Campus de Lévis, 1595 Boulevard Alphonse-Desjardins, Lévis, QC G6V 0A6, Canada.
Nutrients
|January 23, 2024
Summary
Adolescent boys
Area of Science:
- Adolescent Health
- Sleep Science
- Nutritional Epidemiology
Background:
- Adolescent sleep quality is crucial for overall health and development.
- Beverage consumption patterns, including sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), may influence sleep.
- Understanding these associations is vital for public health initiatives.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between consuming various beverages and sleep quality in adolescents.
- To identify specific beverage types and their differential impact on sleep parameters.
- To explore potential sex-based differences in beverage-sleep quality associations.
Main Methods:
- Recruitment of French-speaking adolescents (14-17 years) in Québec, Canada.
- Utilized validated French questionnaires for beverage intake and sleep quality assessment.
- Statistical analysis including correlation and regression to determine associations.
Main Results:
- Energy drink and sugar-sweetened coffee consumption negatively correlated with sleep quality.
- Energy drink intake and being male were independently associated with poorer sleep quality.
- Sugar-sweetened coffee intake showed sex-specific correlations with sleep onset and maintenance.
Conclusions:
- Public health strategies should consider targeted beverage reduction for improved adolescent sleep.
- Interventions for boys may focus on reducing energy drink consumption.
- Interventions for girls could prioritize limiting sugar-sweetened coffee intake.
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