Exposure to Indoor Light at Night in Relation to Multiple Dimensions of Sleep Health: Findings from the Sister Study

Citation

Sweeney, Marina R.; Nichols, Hazel B.; Jones, Rena R.; Olshan, Andrew F.; Keil, Alexander P.; Engel, Lawrence S.; James, Peter; Sandler, Dale P.; White, Alexandra J.; & Jackson, Chandra L. (Online ahead of print). Exposure to Indoor Light at Night in Relation to Multiple Dimensions of Sleep Health: Findings from the Sister Study. Sleep.

Abstract

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between light at night (LAN) and multiple sleep health dimensions.
METHODS: Among 47,765 Sister Study participants, indoor LAN (TV on in the room, light(s) on in room, light from outside the room, nightlight, no light) and sleep dimensions were self-reported at baseline (2003-2009). We used Poisson regression with robust variance to estimate adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the cross-sectional associations between LAN and short sleep duration (<7 hours/night), insomnia symptoms (difficulty falling or staying asleep), frequent napping (

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsad100

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

Online ahead of print

Journal Title

Sleep

Author(s)

Sweeney, Marina R.
Nichols, Hazel B.
Jones, Rena R.
Olshan, Andrew F.
Keil, Alexander P.
Engel, Lawrence S.
James, Peter
Sandler, Dale P.
White, Alexandra J.
Jackson, Chandra L.

Article Type

Regular

Data Set/Study

Sister Study

Continent/Country

United States of America

State

Nonspecific

Race/Ethnicity

White
Black
Hispanic

Sex/Gender

Women

ORCiD

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