Associations between Obesity and Sleep Quality among Older Adults in a Health Center in Iran

Abstract

The major aim of this investigation was to assess the relationships between sleep duration and sleep quality with overweight or obesity in a sample of older adults in Tabriz, Iran. In a cross-sectional study 310 older adults (55.7% of women) were completed Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire. It was designed to assess sleep duration and sleep quality. Body-mass index (BMI) was measured and dichotomized as normal and overweight or obesity status. The mean age (SD) of participants was 65.9(3.1) years. More than 30 % of participants were overweight or obese. The findings of the current study demonstrated statistically significant relationships between sleep duration and sleep quality with BMI. Appropriate acts and approaches that contain both sleep duration and sleep quality as guarding factors against overweight or obesity are recommended.