Bamagoos Ahmad A, Altayeb Ammar A, Rawas Haneen Fayez, Alsulaimani Samirah Sameer, Basurrah Mohammed A, Aleissi Salih A, Wali Siraj O
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine in Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Sleep Medicine and Research Centre, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi J Med Med Sci. 2025 Apr-Jun;13(2):124-132. doi: 10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_679_24. Epub 2025 Apr 21.
Most people in Saudi Arabia reside in population-dense cities and may be predisposed to poor sleep quality. This study aimed to determine the self-reported sleep and napping patterns in a convenient cross-sectional sample of adults living in Saudi Arabia.
In this cross-sectional study, information related to sleep quantity and quality during workdays and weekends were collected from adults living in four major cities of Saudi Arabia: Makkah, Jeddah, Riyadh and Taif. Demographic, anthropometric, behavioral, socioeconomic, and comorbidity status were also collected. Standardized tools for screening common sleep complaints (i.e., the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, the Insomnia Severity Index, and the STOP-BANG questionnaire) were included.
Participants ( = 1200; 40% males) had an average age of 35 14 years. The most common sleep onset-time during workdays and weekends was 12 am. The most common wakeup times during workdays and weekends were 6 am and 12 pm, respectively. There was a significant difference between workdays and weekends in nighttime sleep duration (7.1 2.3 hours vs. 8.5 2.2 hours, <0.001) and total sleep duration over 24 hours (8.7 2.2 hours vs. 9.7 2.5 hours, <0.001). There was a greater proportion of participants who took regular daily naps during workdays compared with weekends (51% vs. 33%, respectively, Chi-square test <0.001). Nap duration during workdays and weekends was similar (2.1 1.1 hours vs. 2.0 1.0 hours, dependent -test = 1.0).
People living in Saudi Arabia tend to sleep late and have a short nighttime sleep duration and regular long daytime napping. On weekends, these variables change toward the recommended range (i.e., increased nighttime sleep duration and decreased napping count and duration).
沙特阿拉伯的大多数人居住在人口密集的城市，可能易出现睡眠质量差的情况。本研究旨在确定沙特阿拉伯成年居民便利横断面样本中的自我报告睡眠和小睡模式。
在这项横断面研究中，收集了居住在沙特阿拉伯四个主要城市（麦加、吉达、利雅得和塔伊夫）的成年人在工作日和周末期间与睡眠数量和质量相关的信息。还收集了人口统计学、人体测量学、行为学、社会经济和合并症状况。纳入了用于筛查常见睡眠问题的标准化工具（即爱泼华嗜睡量表、失眠严重程度指数和STOP - BANG问卷）。
参与者（(n = 1200)；40%为男性）的平均年龄为35 ± 14岁。工作日和周末最常见的入睡时间均为午夜12点。工作日和周末最常见的起床时间分别为早上6点和中午12点。工作日和周末在夜间睡眠时间（7.1 ± 2.3小时 vs. 8.5 ± 2.2小时，(P < 0.001)）和24小时总睡眠时间（8.7 ± 2.2小时 vs. 9.7 ± 2.5小时，(P < 0.001)）方面存在显著差异。与周末相比，工作日有更多参与者经常每日小睡（分别为51%和33%，卡方检验(P < 0.001)）。工作日和周末的小睡时长相似（2.1 ± 1.1小时 vs. 2.0 ± 1.0小时，配对(t)检验(P = 1.0)）。
居住在沙特阿拉伯的人往往晚睡，夜间睡眠时间短且白天有规律地长时间小睡。在周末，这些变量会朝着推荐范围变化（即夜间睡眠时间增加，小睡次数和时长减少）。
