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Alcohol consumption and sleep quality: a community-based study
Dandan Zheng, Xiaodong Yuan, Chaoran Ma, Ying Liu, Hannah VanEvery, Yujie Sun, Shouling Wu, Xiang Gao. Public health nutrition, 2020-11-13
Topic: Air pollution and environmental exposures
We observed a dose-response association between higher alcohol consumption in 2006 and worse sleep quality in 2012 (Ptrend < 0·001), after adjusting for age, sex, socio-economic status, smoking status, physical activity, obesity, plasma lipid profiles, diabetes and hypertension. A similar association was observed when alcohol consumption in 2012 was used as exposure. Alcohol was associated with higher odds of having short sleep duration (adjusted OR for heavy- v. non-drinkers = 1·31; 95 % CI: 1·09, 1·57) and snoring (adjusted OR for heavy- v. non-drinkers: 1·38; 95 % CI: 1·22, 1·57). Consumption of hard liquor, but not beer or wine, was significantly associated with poor sleep quality. Higher alcohol consumption was associated with poorer sleep quality and higher odds of having snoring and short sleep duration.
Key findings
- We observed a dose-response association between higher alcohol consumption in 2006 and worse sleep quality in 2012 (Ptrend < 0·001), after adjusting for age, sex, socio-economic status, smoking status, physical activity, obesity, plasma lipid profiles, diabetes and hypertension.
- A similar association was observed when alcohol consumption in 2012 was used as exposure.
- Alcohol was associated with higher odds of having short sleep duration (adjusted OR for heavy- v. non-drinkers = 1·31; 95 % CI: 1·09, 1·57) and snoring (adjusted OR for heavy- v. non-drinkers: 1·38; 95 % CI: 1·22, 1·57).
- Consumption of hard liquor, but not beer or wine, was significantly associated with poor sleep quality.
- Higher alcohol consumption was associated with poorer sleep quality and higher odds of having snoring and short sleep duration.
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Study details
- Study designcross-sectional
- Participants905
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 61/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a snapshot of people at one point in time. Scored zero for effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 34 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 61 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Public health nutrition) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 4 / 12 | A snapshot of people at one point in time |
| Strength of evidence | 3 / 5 | Rated “moderate” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 3 / 5 | 2021 — within 6 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 2 / 4 | 905 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 33183388) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 34 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 34 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 61 out of 100. |
| Total | 61 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Zheng, D., Yuan, X., Ma, C., Liu, Y., VanEvery, H., Sun, Y., et al. (2021). Alcohol consumption and sleep quality: a community-based study. Public health nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980020004553
Vancouver
Zheng D, Yuan X, Ma C, Liu Y, VanEvery H, Sun Y, et al. Alcohol consumption and sleep quality: a community-based study. Public health nutrition. 2021. doi:10.1017/s1368980020004553. PMID: 33183388.
BibTeX
@article{zheng2021-33183388,
author = {Zheng, Dandan and Yuan, Xiaodong and Ma, Chaoran and Liu, Ying and VanEvery, Hannah and Sun, Yujie and Wu, Shouling and Gao, Xiang},
title = {{Alcohol consumption and sleep quality: a community-based study}},
journal = {Public health nutrition},
year = {2021},
doi = {10.1017/s1368980020004553},
pmid = {33183388},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980020004553}
}