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dc.contributor.authorRognmo, Kamilla
dc.contributor.authorBergvik, Svein
dc.contributor.authorRosenvinge, Jan H
dc.contributor.authorBratlid, Katja Lovise
dc.contributor.authorFriborg, Oddgeir
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-01T14:15:02Z
dc.date.available2019-10-01T14:15:02Z
dc.date.issued2019-04-29
dc.description.abstract<i>Background</i> - The degree to which the relationship between alcohol use and sleeplessness is unidirectional or reciprocal is unclear due to great variation among the results of previous studies. The aim of the present study was to investigate if the relationship between alcohol use and sleeplessness is bidirectional by exploring how the change in and stability of alcohol use were related to sleeplessness, and vice versa, how the change in and stability of sleeplessness were related to alcohol use, in a longitudinal study spanning 13 years.<p> <p><i>Method</i> - Data were collected from 9941 adults who participated in two waves (T1: 1994–1995, and T2: 2007–2008) of the Tromsø Study, a Norwegian general population health study. Alcohol use was measured by questions asking about the frequency of drinking, amounts of alcohol normally consumed and the frequency of binge drinking, whereas sleeplessness was measured by one item asking about the frequency of experiencing sleeplessness. Variables representing change in and stability of consumption of alcohol and sleeplessness from T1 to T2 were created. Logistic regression analyses, stratified by gender, were used to analyze the data.<p> <p><i>Results</i> - Men reporting stable high (<i>OR</i> = 2.11, <i>p</i>. < .001) or increasing (<i>OR</i> = 1.94, <i>p</i>. < .01) consumption of alcohol from T1 to T2 had a significantly higher risk of reporting sleeplessness at T2. Likewise, men experiencing stable (<i>OR</i> = 1.84, <i>p</i>. < .01) or increasing (<i>OR</i> = 1.78, <i>p</i>. < .001) sleeplessness from T1 to T2 had a significantly higher risk of reporting high consumption of alcohol at T2. No significant effects were detected among women.<p> <p><i>Conclusion</i> - The findings indicate a bidirectional relationship between high consumption of alcohol and sleeplessness only among men. Thus, healthcare professionals ought to be informed about the health risks associated with excessive drinking and struggling with sleeplessness, especially in men.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNorthern Norway Regional Health Authority (Helse Nord)en_US
dc.descriptionSource at <a href=https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6801-6>https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6801-6. </a> © The Author(s). 2019en_US
dc.identifier.citationRognmo, K., Bergvik, S., Rosenvinge, J.H., Bratlid, K.L. & Friborg, O. (2019). Gender differences in the bidirectional relationship between alcohol consumption and sleeplessness: the Tromsø study. <i>BMC Public Health.19</i>:444. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6801-6en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1695077
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-019-6801-6
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/16303
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.relation.journalBMC Public Health
dc.relation.projectIDHelse Nord RHF: RUS1179-14en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine, Social medicine: 801en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin, sosialmedisin: 801en_US
dc.subjectAlcohol useen_US
dc.subjectSleeplessnessen_US
dc.subjectPopulation sampleen_US
dc.subjectBidirectional studyen_US
dc.subjectLongitudinal studyen_US
dc.titleGender differences in the bidirectional relationship between alcohol consumption and sleeplessness: the Tromsø studyen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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