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Bethany T Ogbenna1, Symielle A Gaston1, Wensu Zhou1
1Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 111 TW Alexander Drive, Room A327, Research Triangle Park, Research Triangle Park, 27709, NC, USA.
Abstract:
To investigate associations between life satisfaction and sleep health among adults in the United States, we analyzed cross-sectional, nationally-representative data from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey. Life satisfaction was dichotomized as 'very satisfied/satisfied' vs. 'dissatisfied/very dissatisfied.' Sleep duration was defined as 'recommended' vs. 'short' (≥ 7 vs.<7 h), infrequent insomnia symptoms as difficulty falling/staying asleep: 'yes' [never/some days for both] vs. 'no' [most days/every day to either], and restorative sleep as feeling well rested in the past 30 days: 'yes' [most days/every day] vs. 'no' [never/some days]. Using survey-weighted Poisson regression with robust variance adjusting for confounders, we estimated prevalence ratios (aPR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) overall and by age, sex, race, and ethnicity to test for effect modification. Among 25,090 adults (mean age of 48.1 ± 0.17 years; 54% women), 96.0% reported life satisfaction with comparable prevalence across age (18-30 years [96.6%], 31-49 years [96.4%], and ≥ 50 years [95.0%]) and among men [95.6%] along with women [95.6%]. Prevalence by race and ethnicity ranged from 93.9% [non-Hispanic (NH)-multiracial/other] to 98.0% [NH-Asian]. Life satisfaction vs. dissatisfaction was associated with recommended sleep duration (aPR:1.14 [95% CI:1.07-1.21]), infrequent insomnia symptoms (aPR:1.25 [95% CI:1.16-1.33]), and restorative sleep (aPR:1.61 [95% CI:1.45-1.79]) even after further adjustment. Age, sex, race, and ethnicity did not modify associations between life satisfaction and sleep. Life satisfaction was associated with recommended sleep duration, infrequent insomnia symptoms, and restorative sleep. Pathways underlying the life satisfaction-sleep relationship should be identified to inform interventions.
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