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Sleep habits and psychosomatic health complaints of bank workers in a megacity in Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Yutaka Motohashi  and
Takehito Takano
Yutaka Motohashi
Affiliation:
Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Fukushima Medical College, Japan
Takehito Takano
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health and Environmental Science, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
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Summary

The relationship between sleep habits and psychosomatic health complaints was investigated by a questionnaire study in 148 bank workers in Tokyo. Daily bedtime was more flexible than daily rising time, and both mean bedtime and rising time tended to be earlier with increasing age. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that psychosomatic health complaints of sleep disturbances, fatigue, digestive troubles, and depressive mood were significantly associated with sleep habits and perceived mental stress.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , October 1995 , pp. 467 - 472
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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