Epidemiology of Insomnia in Korean Adults: Prevalence and Associated Factors
Journal of Clinical Neurology
; : 20-23, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Insomnia is a common complaint in adults. However, large epidemiologic studies of insomnia involving Asian populations are rarely reported. We performed an epidemiologic study of insomnia in a large Korean adult population. METHODS: A total of 5,000 subjects (2,470 men and 2,530 women) were interviewed by telephone. A representative sample of subjects aged 20 to 69 years was constituted according to a stratified, multistage random sampling method. Insomnia was defined as either any difficulty getting to sleep or getting back to sleep after waking in the night. RESULTS: More than one fifth (n=1,141, 22.8%) of the 5,000 subjects complained of insomnia, with the prevalence being significantly higher in women (25.3%) than in men (20.2%, p4.5 million Korean won than in those with an income of <1.5 million Korean won (OR=0.689, 95% CI=0.523-0.906, p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Insomnia is a common complaint in Korean adults, and its prevalence is similar to that in adults in Western countries.
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Assunto principal:
Telefone
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Estudos Epidemiológicos
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Modelos Logísticos
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Prevalência
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Povo Asiático
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Distúrbios do Início e da Manutenção do Sono
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
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Article