title: Association of TV watching with sleep problems in a church-going population.
abstract: Sensory stimuli/inactivity may affect sleep. Sleep problems are associated with multiple health problems. We assessed TV habits in the Adventist Health Study-2 at baseline and sleep problems in the Biopsychosocial Religion and Health Study 1 to 4 years later. After exclusions, 3914 subjects split equally into TV watchers less than 2 hours per day or 2 or more hours per day. Watching TV 2 or more hours per day predicted problems falling asleep, middle of the night awakening, and waking early with inability to sleep again in multiple logistic regression. Excess TV watching disturbed sleep induction and quality, though the relationship may be bidirectional. TV habits should be considered in individuals with sleep problems.
authors.affiliation: Loma Linda University, School of Public Health, Loma Linda, California.
authors.forename: Salim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.forename: Jerry W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Salem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dehom
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tonstad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017677:Age Distribution; D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D033303:Protestantism; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D013690:Television / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data