College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada -
J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2020 Nov;60(11):1502-1506. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.20.10976-9. Epub 2020 Jul 16.
Sleep is an important component of health. Sleep disturbances increase in women as they enter menopause. Physical activity has been associated with improved sleep among older populations. The purpose of this study was to determine if physical activity and/or physical fitness are associated with sleep quantity and quality in middle-aged women.
This study recruited 114 healthy women, aged 30-55 (43±8 y) from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, from 2015-2019. Sleep quantity and quality were evaluated. Participants were classified on their aerobic fitness, based on estimated peak aerobic capacity, as high or low grip strength and, as active or inactive.
The high aerobic fitness group had a greater mean sleep duration of 7.04±1.02 h compared to the low fit group 6.61±1.00 h after adjusting for age, Body Mass Index, waist circumference and menstrual status (P=0.01). The percentage of high aerobic fitness women who felt rested was greater than low aerobic fitness women (67±6% vs. 45±7%, P=0.03), after adjusting for age, Body Mass Index, waist circumference and menstrual status. Our study found a significant difference between women with higher aerobic fitness levels getting more sleep each night and feeling more rested.
The continued examination of physical fitness and its relationship to sleep holds importance for women's health.
睡眠是健康的重要组成部分。女性进入更年期后，睡眠问题会增多。身体活动与老年人的睡眠质量改善有关。本研究的目的是确定身体活动和/或身体健康状况是否与中年女性的睡眠量和睡眠质量有关。
本研究于 2015 年至 2019 年在萨斯喀彻温省萨斯卡通招募了 114 名年龄在 30-55 岁（43±8 岁）的健康女性。评估了睡眠量和睡眠质量。根据估计的峰值有氧能力，将参与者的有氧健身能力分为高或低握力，并分为活跃或不活跃。
调整年龄、体重指数、腰围和月经状态后，高有氧健身组的平均睡眠时间为 7.04±1.02 小时，而低健身组为 6.61±1.00 小时（P=0.01）。调整年龄、体重指数、腰围和月经状态后，高有氧健身组感觉休息良好的女性比例（67±6%比 45±7%）高于低有氧健身组（P=0.03）。我们的研究发现，有氧健身水平较高的女性每晚睡眠更多，感觉更休息，这两者之间存在显著差异。
持续检查身体健康状况及其与睡眠的关系对女性健康非常重要。
