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Volume 5, Issue Supplement 1, December 2015, Pages S59 - S66

Effect of age and gender in the prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness among a sample of the Saudi population

Authors
Abdulhamid Fatania, Khalid Al-Rouqia, Jamal Al Towairkyb, Anwar E. Ahmedb, Sarah Al-Jahdalia, Yosra Alia, Abdullah Al-Shimemeric, Abdullah Al-Harbic, Salim Baharoonc, Mohammad Khanc, Hamdan Al-Jahdalic, *, Jahdali@yahoo.com
aCollege of Medicine, King Saud University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
bKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center/Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
cDepartment of Medicine, Pulmonary Division-ICU, Sleep Disorders Center, King Saud University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Corresponding author. Tel.: +966 12520088x17597, 17531 (work), +966 505224271 (mobile).
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Hamdan Al-JahdaliJahdali@yahoo.com
Received 17 March 2015, Revised 13 May 2015, Accepted 16 May 2015, Available Online 19 June 2015.
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2015.05.005How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Epworth Sleepiness Scale; Excessive daytime sleepiness; Hours of sleep per night; Saudi Arabia
Abstract

The aim of this study is to assess whether the effect of gender on the excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is influenced by two confounders (age and hours of sleep per night). A cross-sectional study was conducted at King Abdulaziz Medical City-Riyadh (KAMC-R). A total of 2095 respondents answered a questionnaire that included questions regarding gender, age, hours of sleep per night, and daytime sleepiness using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). The prevalence of EDS was 20.5% (females 22.2%, males 19.5%, p-value = 0.136). The EDS did not differ between genders, age groups, or hours of sleep per night (<6 vs. ⩾6 h). However, stratified statistical analysis shows that the prevalence of EDS did differ according to gender (25.3% in females, 19.0% in males, p-value = 0.036) in respondents with shorter hours of sleep per night. EDS was strongly related to female gender and young age (ages ⩽ 29 years) in respondents with short hours of sleep. This study reveals that one out of five of the general Saudi population has EDS. The effect of gender on EDS appeared to be influenced by hours of sleep per night. High EDS strongly related to female gender with short hours of sleep.

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Journal
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue
5 - Supplement 1
Pages
S59 - S66
Publication Date
2015/06/19
ISSN (Online)
2210-6014
ISSN (Print)
2210-6006
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2015.05.005How to use a DOI?
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© 2015 Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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