Physical activity across life stages and sleep quality in adulthood - an epidemiological study

Author(s)

Canhin, Daniel da Silva ^{[1, 2]} ; Tebar, William R. ^{[1, 2]} ; Scarabottolo, Catarina C. ^{[1, 2]} ; Silva, Gabriela C. R. ^[2] ; Pinto, Rafael Z. ^[3] ; Gobbo, Luis Alberto ^{[1, 4]} ; Oliveira, Crystian B. S. ^[2] ; Christofaro, Diego G. D. ^{[1, 2]}

Affiliation

^[1] Sao Paulo State Univ, Sch Technol & Sci, Dept Phys Educ, Post Grad Program Movement Sci, UNESP, Presidente Prudente - Brazil

^[2] Sao Paulo State Univ, Sch Technol & Sci, Dept Phys Educ, Exercise Invest Lab LIVE, UNESP, Presidente Prudente - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Minas Gerais UFMG, Dept Phys Therapy, Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil

^[4] Sao Paulo State Univ, Sch Technol & Sci, Dept Phys Educ, Skeletal Muscle Assessment Lab LABSIM, UNESP, Presidente Prudente - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Sleep Medicine; v. 83, p. 34-39, JUL 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the association between the continuous physical activity (PA) at different life stages with sleep quality in adults. Methods: This is an observational study with a cross-sectional design. A sample of 843 adults (61.7% female) with a mean age of 56.6 (+/- 18.3) years was randomly selected. The PA at different life stages was assessed retrospectively in childhood and adolescence, and the current PA was assessed by Baecke Physical Activity Questionnaire. Sleep quality was assessed using the Mini-Sleep Questionnaire. Variables of sex, age group, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and current physical activity were covariates. The association between continuous PA at different life stages with sleep quality was analyzed by binary logistic regression models. Results: Overweight adults who practiced PA in adolescence were 46% less likely to have poor sleep quality when compared to those who did not practice physical activity in this life stage (Odds ratio = 0.54, p = 0.031). Adults who continued to practice PA at youth and adulthood were 49% less likely to have poor sleep quality when compared to those without continuous PA (Odds ratio = 0.51, p = 0.009). Conclusions: Poor sleep quality was negatively associated with continuous PA between youth and adulthood in overall sample and negatively associated with PA in adolescence among overweight adults. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/02258-3 - Relation of physical activity in its different domains with quality of life and hemodynamic aspects in elderly of Presidente Prudente - SP: epidemiological study
• Grantee: Catarina Covolo Scarabottolo
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master