title: A comparison of the number of hours of sleep in high school students who took advanced placement and/or college courses and those who did not.
abstract: This study investigated the association between sleep deprivation and enrollment in Advanced Placement (AP) and/or college courses among high school students. Approximately 4,000 surveys were distributed, and 2,197 completed surveys were returned from students in Grades 9 to 12 at 15 high schools in Iowa. Findings indicated the majority of high school students were sleep deprived. Sleep deprivation was significantly associated with enrollment in AP/college courses. Results indicated that enrollment in AP/college courses had a greater impact on younger students than older students. Compared with non-AP/college course takers, AP/college course takers slept approximately 20 minutes less per night. Specifically, 9th- and 10th-grade AP/college course takers slept approximately 1 hour less and 40 minutes less, respectively. In addition, students enrolled in two or more AP/college classes received 1 hour less and 30 minutes less among 10th and 11th graders, respectively. These results provide useful information on adolescent sleep patterns for school nurses.
authors.affiliation: West High School, Iowa City, IA, USA.
authors.forename: Qiushuang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012573:School Nursing; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*