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Association of sociodemografic factors and sleep quality in brazilian university students1 1 Article selected from the thesis - Sleep quality among university students and their interaction with the metabolic syndrome and health indicators, presented to the Post-Graduate Program in Nursing of the Federal University of Ceará in 2012. Research Funded by CNPq throughout the Universal Bidding Announcement MCT/CNPq 14/2009, Case n. 474902/2009-9.

Relações entre fatores sociodemográficos e qualidade do sono em universitários brasileiros

Asociación entre factores sociodemográficos y calidad del sueño en estudiantes universitarios de brasil

The aim of this study was to analyze relationship between sociodemographic factors and poor sleep quality in Brazilian university students. Cross-sectional study, surveyed 701 students in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. We applied a questionnairre with sociodemographic questions and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. We did not identify associations and/or statistically significant linear trends between sleep quality and sociodemographic analyzed factors. However, the analysis found that the relative risk in college aged > 31 years, in those who lived alone and with relatives (other than parents) there is greater vulnerability to poor sleep quality.

Sleep; Sleep disorders; Students


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