Use of alcohol and hypnotic medication as aids to sleep among the Japanese general population
Use of alcohol and hypnotic medication as aids to sleep among the Japanese general population
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DOI：
10.1016/j.sleep.2006.10.009
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发表时间：
2007-11-01
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影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Ohida, Takashi
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作者：
Kaneita, Yoshitaka;Uchiyama, Makoto;Ohida, Takashi
目的：本研究旨在明确日本普通人群中使用酒精和催眠药物作为助眠剂的流行情况以及相关因素。 方法：该调查于 2000 年 6 月进行，采用自填式问卷，针对从日本各地 300 个社区中随机抽取的人群。总共分析了 18,205 份表明饮酒的答复和 16,804 份表明使用催眠药物的答复。结果：每周使用酒精作为助眠剂一次或多次的流行率在男性中为 48.3%，在女性中为 18.3%。男性每周使用一次或多次催眠药物的比例为 4.3%，女性为 5.9%。在男性和女性中，酒精作为助眠剂的流行率分别在 55-59 岁和 40-44 岁之间逐渐增加，然后随着年龄的增长而下降。男性和女性使用催眠药物的流行率均呈现随年龄增长而逐渐增加的趋势。使用酒精作为助眠剂与“难以维持睡眠”有关，但使用催眠药物则不会出现这样的问题。结论：酒精是比催眠药物更受欢迎的助眠剂。与饮酒和使用催眠药物相关的因素是不同的。 (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. 保留所有权利。
Objective: The present study was conducted to clarify the prevalence of the use of alcohol and hypnotic medication as sleep aids, and associated factors, in the general population in Japan.Methods: The survey was conducted in June 2000, using self-administered questionnaires, targeting a population that was selected randomly from among 300 communities throughout Japan. A total of 18,205 responses indicating alcohol use and 16,804 responses indicating hypnotic medication use were analyzed.Results: The prevalence of alcohol use as a sleep aid one or more times per week was 48.3% among men and 18.3% among women. The prevalence of the use of hypnotic medication one or more times per week was 4.3% among men and 5.9% among women. The prevalence of alcohol used as a sleep aid increased gradually for men and women up to age 55-59 years and 40-44 years, respectively, and then declined with increasing age thereafter. The prevalence of the use of hypnotic medication among both men and women showed a trend toward a gradual increase with age. The use of alcohol as a sleep aid was associated with "difficulty maintaining sleep," but no such problem was associated with the use of hypnotic medication.Conclusions: Alcohol is a more popular sleep aid than hypnotic medication. The factors associated with the use of alcohol and of hypnotic medication are different. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.