Functional gastrointestinal disorders among adolescents with poor sleep: a school-based study in Shanghai, China.

摘要

This study aimed to determine whether functional gastrointestinal disorders are more common among adolescents with self-reported poor sleep.Junior middle school and senior high school students (n?=?1,362) were recruited from schools in Shanghai. Students completed two questionnaires: the questionnaire for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in adolescents and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.The prevalence of poor sleep was 34.29% [95% confidence interval (CI)?=?31.77-36.81] and there was no significant difference between genders (P?=?0.991). The tendency towards poor sleep increased with age, with age group yielding a significant effect (P?=?0.001). In junior middle school and senior high school students, the propensity towards poor sleep was 30.10% (95% CI?=?27.08-33.12%) and 42.11% (95% CI?=?37.67-46.55%), respectively. Among students with poor sleep, the prevalence of IBS was 19.70% (95% CI?=?16.09-23.31). After adjusting for age, sex, night pain, and psychological factors, IBS was significantly more common in students with poor sleep (odds ratio?=?1.92; 95% CI?=?1.07-2.58).We conclude that IBS is prevalent in students with poor sleep. Poor sleep was independently associated with IBS among adolescents in Shanghai China.