Prevalence of insomnia symptoms in a general population sample of young children and preadolescents: gender effects

Prevalence of insomnia symptoms in a general population sample of young children and preadolescents: gender effects

Highlights • Insomnia symptoms in young and preadolescent children are prevalent. • Prevalence of insomnia symptoms peaks in girls ages 11 to 12 years and is associated with objective sleep disturbance. • Peak in insomnia symptoms in girls ages 11 to 12 years is not explained by anxiety and depressi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sleep medicine 2014-01, Vol.15 (1), p.91-95
Hauptverfasser: Calhoun, Susan L, Fernandez-Mendoza, Julio, Vgontzas, Alexandros N, Liao, Duanping, Bixler, Edward O
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anxiety - epidemiology
Child
Depression - epidemiology
Epidemiology
Female
Gender
Hormones - physiology
Humans
Insomnia
Logistic Models
Male
Neurology
Parents
Preadolescent children
Prevalence
Puberty
Puberty - physiology
Sex Characteristics
Sex Distribution
Sleep
Sleep Apnea Syndromes - epidemiology
Sleep Apnea Syndromes - physiopathology
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - epidemiology
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - physiopathology
Sleep Medicine
Sociodemographics
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Insomnia symptoms in young and preadolescent children are prevalent. • Prevalence of insomnia symptoms peaks in girls ages 11 to 12 years and is associated with objective sleep disturbance. • Peak in insomnia symptoms in girls ages 11 to 12 years is not explained by anxiety and depressive symptoms or sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). • Hormonal changes associated with puberty may help explain the increased prevalence.
ISSN:1389-9457
1878-5506
DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2013.08.787