Sleep status of Chinese fourth-grade primary school students and its physical and psychological factors
Objective To understand the status and group differences in sleep quantity and quality among fourth-grade primary school students in China,and to explore its physical and psychological factors.Methods Total of 23 717 school students between the ages of 10 and 11 with complete important variables in the 2018 China Education Panel Survey(CEPS)data were selected as research subjects.A multiple linear regression model was used to analyze factors affecting their sleep duration,and a multifactor logistic regression model was used to analyze factors affecting their sleep quality.Results The average sleep duration of fourth-grade school students nationwide was 9.26 hours,and the proportion of subjects with self-rated good sleep quality was 88.56%.BMI classification,frequency of illness,depression score,smoking,alcohol consumption,consumption of barbecued/puffed/and western fast food,consumption of sugary/carbonated beverages,and the frequency of not eating breakfast were the factors affecting their sleep duration(all P<0.05).Gender,self-rated health rating,frequency of illness,depressed psychology,alcohol consumption,consumption of barbecued,puffed,and western fast food,and consumption of sugary or carbonated beverages and habits of not eating breakfast were the factors affecting their sleep quality(all P<0.05).Conclusions The average length of sleep of Chinese fourth-grade primary school students has not reached 10 hours,but the self-assessed sleep quality is good.Different physical and mental factors and health behaviors have different effects on the duration and quality of sleep.
Sleep qualitySleep durationPhysical and psychological factorsPrimary school students