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The association between food insecurity and sleep duration varies by sex (805.10)
Author(s) -
Ding Meng,
Zizza Claire
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.805.10
Subject(s) - food insecurity , food security , medicine , sleep (system call) , national health and nutrition examination survey , demography , population , environmental health , duration (music) , diabetes mellitus , gerontology , agriculture , endocrinology , geography , art , literature , archaeology , sociology , computer science , operating system
Although food insecure adults are at risk for diabetes mellitus, little research attention has been given to their health behaviors. Thus, we examined the association between adult food insecurity and sleep duration. Our population‐based sample included 4549 men and 4224 women (22‐64y) who participated in the NHANES 2005‐2010. Food security status was assessed with USDA’s Food Security Survey Module and sleep duration was based on participants’ self‐reported usual hours of sleep. Multiple linear regression models were used to estimate the association between sleep duration and food security status. The association varied by sex (p< .0001) and thus, analyses were stratified by sex. Those reporting less than seven hours of sleep ranged from 39% in both fully food secure (FFS) and marginally food secure (MFS) to 49% in very low food secure (VLFS) men. The percentage ranged from 32% in FFS to 55% in VLFS women. VLFS women reported significantly shorter sleep duration than FFS women (p = .002). The adjusted mean values of sleep duration for women who were FFS, MFS, low food secure and VLFS were 6.84 h, 6.78 h, 6.71 h and 6.46 h, respectively. In conclusion, VLFS women slept less than FFS women, but no relationship was observed among men. Regardless of food security status, a considerable proportion of both men and women had inadequate sleep, which may lead to adverse health consequences. Grant Funding Source : This study was supported in part by the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (ALA043)