The association between nutritional status and sleep quality of Chinese community-dwelling older adults

BackgroundSleep disorders are a common syndrome and could affect the life quality of the older adults.AimsThis study aimed to investigate the association between nutritional status and sleep quality in the Chinese community-dwelling older adults.MethodsA total of 2,878 participants & GE; 65 years old from the Yiwu Elderly Cohort were included in the study. Nutritional status was assessed using the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form (MNA-SF). Participants were categorized as subjects with malnutrition, at risk of malnutrition or well-nourished based on their MNA-SF score. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to identify sleep disorders. PSQI score & GE; 6 was categorized as poor sleep quality.ResultsAmong the 2,878 participants (mean age 72.71 & PLUSMN; 5.79 years, 50.3% men), 31.5% (n = 906) were classified as having sleep disorders, and 25.5% were identified as malnutrition or at risk of malnutrition. We found a significantly relationship between nutritional status and sleep quality in older adults, and the results showed well-nourished decreased the risk of sleep disorders (OR = 0.32, 95% CI = 0.13, 0.75). And well-nourished status was significantly associated with less daytime dysfunction, adequate sleep duration, and good subjective sleep quality (all P < 0.05).ConclusionThere was a close association of nutritional status and sleep quality in older adults. We should pay more attention to the nutritional status of older people with sleep problems, as well as the sleep quality of older adults with malnutrition.

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This study aimed to investigate the association between nutritional status and sleep quality in Chinese community-dwelling older adults. The results showed that there was a close association between nutritional status and sleep quality in older adults, and well-nourished individuals were less likely to have sleep disorders.