Sleep Duration Is Associated with Household Food Insecurity and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Among Women, Infants and Children Participating Children Ages 0-5

PURPOSE: To determine associations between child and household characteristics and sleep duration among low-income children in Los Angeles County.

DESIGN: Cross-sectional study.

SETTING: Survey data collected in 2017 and 2020 in Los Angeles County, California.

SAMPLE: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) households with children ages 4-60 months.

MEASURES: Sleep duration for children 4-60 months old (less than recommended (LTR), recommended range, more than recommended (MTR)), household food insecurity (HFI), sociodemographics, and daily servings of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB).

ANALYSIS: Multinomial logistic regression, stratified by child age, was used to calculate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for associations between household/child characteristics and LTR or MTR sleep compared to recommended duration among WIC participating children 4-60 months old.

RESULTS: The final sample included 3512 children ages 4-23 months and 6035 children ages 24-60 months. In the study population, 32% (3-5 years old) to 44% (4-11months) of children under 5 did not meet the recommended hours of sleep per night. HFI was associated with higher odds of LTR (OR 1.27, CI 1.12-1.45) and MTR (OR 1.46, CI 1.15-1.87) sleep among 24-60 month-old children. Each additional daily SSB serving was associated with higher odds of LTR sleep (4-23 months: OR 1.10, CI 1.02-1.19; 24-59 months: OR 1.12, CI 1.08-1.17).

CONCLUSIONS: HFI and SSB intake are associated with not getting the recommended amount of sleep among low-income WIC participating children. Nutrition assistance program participants may benefit from receiving information about recommended sleep duration for young children and how to establish sleep routines to optimize sleep duration.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

American journal of health promotion : AJHP - 38(2024), 4 vom: 29. Apr., Seite 492-502

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yepez, Catherine E [VerfasserIn]
Anderson, Christopher E [VerfasserIn]
Frost, Erin [VerfasserIn]
Whaley, Shannon E [VerfasserIn]
Koleilat, Maria [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Children
Journal Article
Nutrition
Sleep duration
Women, infants and children

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Date Completed 01.04.2024

Date Revised 01.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/08901171231225289

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366460803