Smoking and sleep disorders (population-based study under the WHO “MONICA-psychosocial” program)
Objective: to study the connection between smoking and sleep disorders in the open population of45-64 year old in Novosibirsk. Patients and methods. IVscreening of the population was carried out in 2003-2005, 1650 persons were examined (576 men, mean age - 54.23+0.2years, response - 61%; 1074 women, mean age - 54.27+0.2years, response - 72%). Attitudes towards smoking were studied using the scale “Knowledge and attitude to one's health” of the WHO “MONICA-psychosocial” program. To study sleep disorders and sleep duration, a standard Jenkins questionnaire was used. Results and discussion. In an open population of 45-64 years of age, 65.8% of men experienced sleep problems (satisfactory sleep - 53.6%, poor sleep - 12.2%) and 78.6% of women (satisfactory sleep - 58.9%, poor sleep - 19.7%; x=38.553; df=2; p0.05). Women who smoke were more likely to report 5-6 hours of sleep (30%) than 9-10hours (18.2%). Conclusion. It has been established that smoking men and women aged 45-64 are more likely to experience both sleep disorders and lack of sleep.