主观的睡眠质量,咖啡因和饮食行为在大学的年轻人中
Elizabeth A Claydon1, Jenna M Kahwash1, Christa L Lilly2
1Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, West Virginia University School of Public Health, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Nature and science of sleep
|September 28, 2023
概括
摄入更多咖啡因的大学生,特别是来自苏打水的大学生,睡眠质量较差. 饮食和运动没有显著影响睡眠. 减少苏打水摄入量可能会改善学生的睡眠.
科学领域:
- 行为科学 行为科学
- 睡眠医学 睡眠医学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 大学学生经常表现出睡眠质量不佳的行为,如高咖啡因和酒精消费.
- 关于饮食习惯和体重减轻与睡眠质量相关的现有研究仍然没有确定性.
- 这项研究调查了咖啡因消费 (总和来源) 和减肥行为,作为本科生睡眠质量差的潜在风险因素.
研究的目的:
- 检查大学生每日咖啡因总摄入量与主观睡眠质量之间的关联.
- 识别可能影响睡眠质量的特定咖啡因来源 (如苏打水,咖啡,茶,能量饮料).
- 为了确定减肥饮食或运动是否与这一群体的睡眠质量有关.
主要方法:
- 一项横截面的在线调查对大西洋中部一所大学的400名全日制本科生进行了调查.
- 进行了多变量线性回归分析,以评估睡眠质量,咖啡因消耗和饮食行为之间的关系,控制共变量.
- 一项灵敏度分析探讨了不同类型的咖啡因饮料对睡眠质量的影响.
主要成果:
- 总咖啡因消费与睡眠质量下降有显著的关联,但当包括心理社会因素时,这种影响会减少.
- 在所有模型中,从苏打水消费中摄入咖啡因与睡眠质量恶化的相关性一致且显著.
- 在减肥饮食或运动与主观睡眠质量之间没有发现显著的关联.
结论:
- 高咖啡因摄入量,特别是来自苏打水,与大学生睡眠质量下降有关.
- 旨在改善本科生睡眠质量的干预措施应考虑针对咖啡因减少,特别是来自苏打水.
- 研究人员发现,饮食和运动行为并不是影响睡眠质量的重要因素.
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