ArticleFrontiers in behavioral neuroscience2022
Sex Differences in the Association Between Poor Sleep Quality and Alcohol-Related Problems Among Heavy Drinkers With Insomnia.
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- Siesta characteristics mediated the association between siesta duration and sleep quality in Chinese incoming college freshmen.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and insomnia are highly comorbid; at least 40% of individuals with AUD suffer from insomnia. Women are more likely to report insomnia than men and have seen a concerning rise in rates of AUD in recent years. As such, the association between AUD and insomnia could be particularly pronounced in women. However, currently little is known regarding sex differences in this association. Here we examined the degree to which relationships between alcohol use and sleep quality differ between women and men. Methods: Heavy drinking women ( Results: After controlling for age, global subjective stress, and depression, sex significantly moderated the positive association between poor sleep quality and alcohol-related problems. Further analyses of the simple slopes for each sex revealed that poorer sleep quality (i.e., higher scores on the PSQI) were associated with greater alcohol-related problems (i.e., higher scores on the AUDIT) in women, but not in men. Conclusion: These results suggest that in heavy drinkers with insomnia, poor sleep is more strongly associated with drinking problems in women than in men. Future research is needed to investigate potential mechanisms underlying this relationship. Specifically, it will be important to determine whether sleep problems in heavy drinking women are a cause or consequence, or both, of heavy drinking.
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