Epidemiology of Insomnia in Korean Adults: Prevalence and Associated Factors
Journal of Clinical Neurology
;
: 20-23, 2009.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-211101
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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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Telephone
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Epidemiologic Studies
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Logistic Models
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Prevalence
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Asian People
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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Clinical Neurology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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