An epidemiological study on sleep time in children aged 2 to 12 years in Yuexiu district,Guandzhou / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To assess the age-specific sleep time among children 2 to 12 years of age in Yuexiu district,Guangzhou,China,and to identify the related factors.Methods 1734 children,aged 2 to 12 years were randomly selected from two elemental schools and two kindergartens in Yuexiu district of Guangzhou under strict quality control system,their parents were interviewed with questionnaire to look into their familial and social environment,as well as sleep related factors.Results The total sleep time among children less than 6 years of age in Yuexiu district,Guangzhou was less than that among children the same age in other provinces in China.The factors were related to children's inadequacy of total time included age,sleep problems,the history of sleep snoring in father and mother,feeding manners,difficulty at sleep onset.Conclusion The total sleep time among children at lower age in Yuexiu district,Guangzhou is on the low side.The main influencing factor of insufficiency of sleep time among children is the family environmental factors,the sleep time should be recognized by family and society.