Sleep indices and eating behaviours in young adults

Findings from Project EAT

Bibliographic Data

ID15096258
AuthorsRachel P Ogilvie (0000-0002-7643-7175, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, corresponding author), Pamela L Lutsey (0000-0002-1572-1340, University of Minnesota), Rachel Widome (0000-0001-6476-3478, University of Minnesota), Melissa N Laska (0000-0002-3836-0269, University of Minnesota), Nicole Larson (0000-0002-1082-6311, University of Minnesota), Dianne Neumark-Sztainer (0000-0001-9435-1669, University of Minnesota)
Year2018
Volume21
Issue4
Pages689-701
Publication date2018-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980017003536
PMID29208064
OpenAlexW2772188280
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited63

Objective To test the associations between sleep indices and eating behaviours in young adults, a group vulnerable to suboptimal sleep. Design Cross-sectional analysis of survey measures of sleep (i.e. time in bed, variability, timing and quality) and dietary patterns (i.e. breakfast skipping, eating at fast-food restaurants, consumption of sports and energy drinks, and sugar-free, sugar-sweetened and caffeinated beverages). Setting Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota (USA). Subjects A total of 1854 respondents (20–30 years, 55·6 % female) from the 2008–2009 survey conducted for the third wave of the population-based Project EAT (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults) study. Results After adjustment for demographic and behavioural covariates in linear regression models, those who went to bed after 00.30 hours consumed 0·3 more servings of sugar-sweetened beverages per day, consumed 1·7 times more energy drinks, skipped breakfast 1·8 more times per week and consumed fast food 0·3 more times per week compared with those who went to bed before 22.30 hours. Reported sleep quality in the lowest (Q1) v . highest (Q3) tertile was associated with more intake of energy drinks (Q3 v. Q1, prevalence ratio, 95 % CI: 1·79, 1·24, 2·34), sports drinks (1·28, 1·00, 1·55) and breakfast skipping (adjusted mean, 95 % CI: Q1: 4·03, 3·81, 4·26; Q3: 3·43, 3·17, 3·69). Time in bed and sleep variability were associated with few eating behaviours. Conclusions Some, but not all, sleep indices were related to problematic eating behaviours. Sleep habits may be important to address in interventions and policies that target improvements in eating patterns and health outcomes

Added sugar · Body mass index · Environmental health · Obesity · Population · Sleep (system call · Young adult · Demography · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Sleep and related disorders · Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue · Gerontology

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