TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Predictors of sleep duration and sleep disturbance in children of a culturally diverse region in North-Eastern Greece
JO  - Frontiers in pediatrics
A1  - Nena, Evangelia
A1  - Cassimos, Dimitrios
A1  - Kaditis, Athanasios
A1  - Kourantzi, Maria
A1  - Trakada, Georgia
A1  - Economou, Nikolaos-Tiberio
A1  - Nikolaidis, Pantelis T.
A1  - Rosemann, Thomas
A1  - Knechtle, Beat
A1  - Steiropoulos, Paschalis
A1  - Tsalkidis, Angelos
SP  - e23
EP  - e23
VL  - 8
IS  - 
N2  - <b>Background Aim:</b> The aim of this study was to examine the sleep characteristics of children and explore associations with various socio-demographic factors in an area of Greece characterized by cultural diversity. <b>Methods:</b> A questionnaire about children's sleep habits had been distributed to parents of children who visited the pediatric outpatient clinic of University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis for a medical examination and to get a health certificate for participation in sports activities. Children with chronic health conditions were excluded. <b>Results:</b> In the study, 449 children (27.1% belonging to minorities) were included, aged 7.6 ± 2.9 years. Most of them (81.7%) slept after 10 p.m., with a mean nocturnal sleep duration of 9.4 ± 1.2 h. The most commonly reported disturbance was snoring (26.2%). Age and high educational level of the mother were both important determinants for sleeping late [OR 1.139 (1.033-1.255); <i>p</i> = 0.009 and OR 1.086 (1.004-1.175); <i>p</i> = 0.040, respectively]. The latter was also associated with an absence of any reported sleep disorder in children [OR 0.934 (0.877-0.994); <i>p</i> = 0.031]. A longer sleep duration was reported among Roma children (<i>p</i> = 0.022), which was more overt in girls (mean sleep duration 10.4 ± 1.6 h). In the Roma group also, the prevalence of sleep disorders was higher. <b>Conclusion:</b> Age progression and maternal educational level, along with cultural background, seem to be correlated with variations in the sleep characteristics of children in a culturally diverse population in Greece.<br><br>Copyright © 2020 Nena, Cassimos, Kaditis, Kourantzi, Trakada, Economou, Nikolaidis, Rosemann, Knechtle, Steiropoulos and Tsalkidis.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2296-2360
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.00023
ID  - ref1
ER  -