Sleep disorders and their influencing factors in primary school children from Urumqi / 中国当代儿科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To understand the prevalence of sleep disorders and their influencing factors in primary school children from Urumqi.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 2034 children at the ages of 6-14 years were randomly sampled in 3 districts of Urumqi. The children's sleep states and their family and social environments were investigated through questionnaires.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The prevalence of sleep disorders in the subjects was 55%. The prevalence of sleep inquietude was the highest (14.7%), followed by sleep talking (4.8%), sleep walking (1.5%), nocturnal enuresis (1.5%), sleep teeth grinding (5.7%), habitual snoring (12.9%), sleep apnea (0.5%), and waking up by choke (1.9%). Taking drugs to stimulate or inhibit the central nervous system, frequent colds, confined housing area, family history, and sleeping with parents were risk factors for the development of sleep disorders.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The prevalence of sleep disorders within primary school children in Urumqi is higher than the reported data. The development of sleep disorders is multifactorial.</p>