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Malhotra CK, Gunge D, Advani I, Boddu S, Nilaad S, Crotty Alexander LE. Assessing the potential impact of age and inhalant use on sleep in adolescents. J Clin Sleep Med 2021; 17:2233-2239. [PMID: 34027889 PMCID: PMC8636377 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVES Targeted marketing has caused a recent surge in teen electronic cigarette usage. In all-age surveys, we isolated adolescent data (13-20 years) to assess age alongside electronic cigarettes, traditional tobacco, and dual usage of both with sleep quality and cough. Based on existing adult literature, we hypothesized an association between dual usage and increased sleep latency. METHODS Participants were recruited to complete surveys via social media sites. We performed 3 surveys: Survey 1 (n = 347) in 2018, Survey 2 (n = 1198) in 2019, Survey 3 (n = 554) in 2020. Surveys 1 and 2 had 3 sections: UCSD Inhalant Use Survey, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Leicester Cough Questionnaire. Survey 3 did not include the Leicester Cough Questionnaire, instead the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Patient Health Questionnaire were used. The adolescent data were isolated (n = 609). RESULTS Adolescents reported longer sleep duration with increasing age by one-way analysis of variance. By Tukey's multiple comparisons test, females slept more at ages 19 and 20 years than at age 14 years (P < .01). Female dual users slept more than nonsmokers, (P = .01; mean difference 43.8 minutes; confidence interval = 0.11 to 1.36). We observed an association between dual use and sleep latency vs nonsmokers (P = .0008; mean difference 6.27 minutes; confidence interval = 1.40 to 11.13). We saw no correlation between inhalant use and cough. CONCLUSIONS In females, we observed a peak in sleep hours at age 19 years. College-aged females may wake later than younger adolescent females. The data also raised concern for sleep disruption and nicotine-induced wakefulness. Further data are required to guide public health strategies. CITATION Malhotra CK, Gunge D, Advani I, Boddu S, Nilaad S, Crotty Alexander LE. Assessing the potential impact of age and inhalant use on sleep in adolescents. J Clin Sleep Med. 2021;17(11):2233-2239.
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Affiliation(s)
- Clare Kamini Malhotra
- Pulmonary Critical Care Section, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California,Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California
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- Pulmonary Critical Care Section, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California,Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California
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- Pulmonary Critical Care Section, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California,Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California
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- Pulmonary Critical Care Section, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California,Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California
| | - Laura E. Crotty Alexander
- Pulmonary Critical Care Section, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California,Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California,Address correspondence to: Laura E. Crotty Alexander, MD, UCSD 9500 Gilman Dr, MC 9111J, San Diego, CA 92093;
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