Long sleep duration in the elderly can signal a need for medical, neurological, or psychiatric evaluation. Mean sleep duration and percentage distribution by sleep duration recommendations, by sex, education and income, household population aged 65 to 79, Canada excluding territories, 2007 to 2013Ĭompared with 18- to 64-year-olds, a larger percentage of seniors (about 15%) slept longer than the recommended 8-hour maximum. About one-third of them reported fewer than the recommended 7 hours. Seniors aged 65 to 79 averaged 7.24 hours of sleep per night (Table 2). Percentage of seniors meeting sleep duration recommendations People aged 18 to 64 with higher household education and income were more likely to report sleeping the recommended number of hours per night, compared with those with less education and lower incomes. Note 6 Variations in methodology (diary in 2005 versus self-reports in the 2007-to-2013 period) may explain some of this difference. However, 2007-to-2013 estimates were below those reported in 2005 (8.3 and 8.1 hours for women and men, respectively). Mean sleep duration and percentage distribution by sleep duration recommendations, by sex, education and income, household population aged 18 to 64, Canada excluding territories, 2007 to 2013Ĭonsistent with previous Canadian findings, Note 6 women’s average sleep duration was significantly longer than that of men (7.24 versus 7.00 hours per night). At these ages, sleeping more than 9 hours was rare (3.3%). About two-thirds reported the recommended 7 to 9 hours, and one-third, less than 7 hours. Percentage of 18- to 64-year-olds meeting sleep duration recommendationsĭuring the 2007-to-2013 period, Canadians aged 18 to 64 averaged 7.12 hours of sleep per night (Table 1). This study provides more recent estimates of sleep duration and quality in the context of sleep duration guidelines, based on the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) from 2007 to 2013 (see The data). Information about the percentage of adults who sleep less than recommended and about the prevalence of poor sleep quality is important for surveillance and to inform health care providers, health policy makers and the general public. Sleep duration estimates for Canadian children and adolescents have recently been published, Note 8 Note 9 but updated figures for adults are lacking. Note Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental Health and Well-being yielded similar results-35% of the population aged 15 or older had trouble going to sleep or staying asleep at least some of the time. However, women were more likely to report trouble falling asleep or staying asleep (35% versus 25% p < 0.05). Note 5 Findings from the 2005 General Social Survey (respondents aged 15 or older) showed that men slept significantly fewer hours per night than did women (8.1 versus 8.3 p < 0.05). Note 4įor adults aged 18 to 64 and seniors aged 65 or older, 7 to 9 hours and 7 to 8 hours of sleep per night, respectively, are recommended. Note 1 Sleep often receives relatively little attention as a component of a healthy lifestyle, and health care professionals and policy-makers tend not to regard it as a public health concern. Note 2 Note 3 The factors that may be associated with insufficient sleep include exposure to artificial light at night, caffeine consumption, work demands, social commitments, and family dynamics (for example, working mothers and children with full agendas). Note 1 In today’s 24/7 world, insufficient sleep is common. Insufficient sleep (short duration and poor quality) is associated with a range of adverse health outcomes, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, injuries, all-cause mortality, depression, irritability, and reduced well-being.
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