Sleep and circadian health in the UK Biobank: Report on the 2023 sleep questionnaire enhancement - PubMed
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- Introduction of the 2023 UK Biobank sleep questionnaire to assess sleep health and disorders.
- Questionnaire included validated measures and bespoke items to capture sleep health domains and disorder symptoms.
- 183,704 individuals completed at least one module via email, with an additional 1,352 via the participant website, totaling 185,056 respondents.
- Respondents were predominantly White (96.8%), mean age 69.9 years, 57.9% female, and 25.5% employed.
- 40% reported sleep duration less than 7 hours, and 49% reported poor sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index > 5).
- 25.2% met criteria for at least one sleep disorder, with insomnia being the most common (14.4%).
- Sleep disorders were associated with higher levels of anxiety, depression, fatigue, and cognitive complaints.
- Enhanced sleep assessment in UK Biobank allows integration with extensive biomedical data for further research.