Sleep Health Characteristics among Adults Who Attempted Weight Loss in the Past Year: NHANES 2017–2018

Marquis S. Hawkins, Michele D. Levine, Daniel J. Buysse, Kaleab Z. Abebe, Wei-Hsin Hsiao, Kathleen M. McTigue and Esa M. Davis
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Marquis S. Hawkins: Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Michele D. Levine: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Daniel J. Buysse: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Kaleab Z. Abebe: Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Wei-Hsin Hsiao: Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Kathleen M. McTigue: Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Esa M. Davis: Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 19, 1-12

Abstract: Background: The purpose of this study was to characterize sleep health in adults who attempted weight loss in the prior year. Methods: We analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017–2018 exam cycle. We included 4837 US adults who did ( n = 1919) or did not ( n = 2918) attempt weight loss in the past year. Participants self-reported their sleep regularity, satisfaction, sleepiness, timing, and duration, which we defined as “good” based on the prior literature. We characterized sleep health by weight loss attempts status, current BMI and weight change among participants who attempted weight loss. Results: On average, participants reported good sleep health in 3.21 ± 1.14 out of the five sleep domains. A total of 13% of participants had good sleep health in all five domains. The prevalence of sleep regularity (52%) was lowest, and the prevalence of infrequent sleepiness was highest (72%), relative to other sleep domains. In models adjusting for BMI, sleep health was similar in participants who did and did not attempt weight loss. Among adults who attempted weight loss, good sleep health was inversely associated with current BMI and self-reported weight change. Discussion: This study’s findings highlight the importance of considering sleep health when engaging with adults attempting weight loss.

Keywords: sleep health; obesity; weight loss; surveillance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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