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Published in: BMC Public Health 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Research article

The association between mental health, chronic disease and sleep duration in Koreans: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Min-Su Lee, Joon-Shik Shin, Jinho Lee, Yoon Jae Lee, Me-riong Kim, Ki Byung Park, Dongjin Shin, Jae-Heung Cho, In-Hyuk Ha

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Background

Sleep duration holds considerable importance as an indicator of mental/physical health. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between sleep duration, mental health, and chronic disease prevalence in Koreans.

Methods

Of 31,596 subjects eligible for the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V (2010–2012), 17,638 participants who answered items on sleep duration (aged ≥19 yrs) were analyzed in a cross-sectional study. Association between sleep duration, mental health, and chronic disease prevalence was assessed using logistic regression, and adjusted for various socioeconomic and lifestyle characteristics.

Results

Short or long sleep duration showed correlations with mental health, and items of significance showed gender-specific patterns. Women displayed significant associations with stress and depressive symptoms, and men with stress, thoughts of suicide, and psychiatric counseling. While stress was related with short sleep duration in both genders, depressive symptoms showed a relationship with long duration in men, and short duration in women. Prevalence of any chronic disease was associated with ≤6 h sleep when adjusted for factors including mental health, and among chronic diseases, cancer and osteoarthritis showed associations with short sleep duration, while diabetes and dyslipidemia were associated with normal sleep duration.

Conclusions

Mental health problems were associated with sleep duration with gender-specific patterns. Associations with osteoarthritis, cancer, diabetes, dyslipidemia and abnormal sleep duration persisted after adjustment for mental health.
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Metadata
Title
The association between mental health, chronic disease and sleep duration in Koreans: a cross-sectional study
Authors
Min-Su Lee
Joon-Shik Shin
Jinho Lee
Yoon Jae Lee
Me-riong Kim
Ki Byung Park
Dongjin Shin
Jae-Heung Cho
In-Hyuk Ha
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2542-3

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