BaHammam A, Bin Saeed A, Al-Faris E, Shaikh S
Sleep Disorders Centre, College of Medicine, King Saud University, PO Box 225503, Riyadh 11324, Saudi Arabia.
Singapore Med J. 2006 Oct;47(10):875-81.
This study was conducted to estimate sleep duration in Saudi elementary school children, sleep habits and practices that may affect it, and compare our results to published data in other societies.
Parents of elementary school children were surveyed regarding their children's bedtime, rise time, sleep duration at night and daytime nap duration during weekdays and weekends. A questionnaire inquiring about demographical data, specific sleep problems and habits, and home environment was completed by the parents.
The study comprised 511 (50.5 percent) boys and 501 (49.5 percent) girls. During weekdays, bedtime for the whole group was 21.3 +/- 1.8 hours, rise time was 5.9 +/- 0.5 hours, total sleep time (TST) was 8.4 +/- 1.1 hours, and TST and nap was 9.98 +/- 1.3 hours. Multivariate analysis revealed that TST was affected by regularity of bedtime, mother's level of education, daytime naps, and the habits of watching television (TV) and playing computer games after 20.00 hours.
Nighttime sleep duration is shorter in Saudi school children compared to published data. Several factors appeared to affect sleep duration, including mother's educational level, daytime naps and watching TV at night.
本研究旨在估算沙特小学生的睡眠时间、可能影响睡眠的睡眠习惯和行为，并将我们的结果与其他社会群体已发表的数据进行比较。
对小学生的家长进行调查，询问他们孩子在工作日和周末的就寝时间、起床时间、夜间睡眠时间和白天午睡时间。家长们还完成了一份关于人口统计学数据、特定睡眠问题和习惯以及家庭环境的问卷。
该研究包括511名（50.5%）男孩和501名（49.5%）女孩。在工作日，整个群体的就寝时间为21.3±1.8小时，起床时间为5.9±0.5小时，总睡眠时间（TST）为8.4±1.1小时，TST加午睡时间为9.98±1.3小时。多变量分析显示，TST受就寝规律、母亲的教育水平、白天午睡以及20:00后看电视和玩电脑游戏的习惯影响。
与已发表的数据相比，沙特学龄儿童的夜间睡眠时间较短。有几个因素似乎会影响睡眠时间，包括母亲的教育水平、白天午睡和夜间看电视。
