Association Between Age and Sleep Quality:Findings From a Community Health Survey

Background and ObjectiveaaThis study aimed to investigate the changes in sleep quality with increasing age and the effect of age on the components of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).MethodsaaWe used data from the Community Health Survey conducted by the Korea Center forDisease Control and Prevention in 2018. A total of 228340 participants in this nationwide survey.Sleep quality was assessed using the PSQI. Adults aged ≥ 19 years were divided into six age groupsand one-way analysis of variance (one-way ANOVA) was used to compare the mean values ofPSQI of each group. By comparing the scores for each PSQI component in those aged ≥ 65 yearsand < 65 years, we aimed to reveal the differences in special components according to age group.ResultsaaIn total, 223334 respondents were included in the study. Based on a one-way ANOVA,the PSQI score generally increased with age. Although the average PSQI score of patients in their40s was lower than that of patients in their 30s, there was no significant difference between the twogroups (p = 0.11). When the PSQI component was compared between the population aged overand under 65 years, the population aged ≥ 65 years scored higher in most components. In contrast,daytime dysfunction scored higher in the population aged < 65 years.ConclusionsaaSleep quality tends to decrease with increasing age.