TY - JOUR
T1 - Amount and timing of physical activity in relation to sleep quality in the general middle-aged Dutch population
T2 - A cross-sectional analysis
AU - Andriessen, Charlotte
AU - Rutters, Femke
AU - Hoeks, Joris
AU - Kalsbeek, Andries
AU - Noordam, Raymond
AU - Rosendaal, Frits R.
AU - van Heemst, Diana
AU - Després, Jean Pierre
AU - Raina, Parminder
AU - Campbell, David J.T.
AU - Schrauwen, Patrick
AU - de Mutsert, Renée
AU - van der Velde, Jeroen H.P.M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Authors
PY - 2025/4
Y1 - 2025/4
N2 - Objectives: To examine whether the amount and timing of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was associated with sleep quality and duration in the general population. Methods: This is a cross-sectional analysis of data of a Dutch cohort collected between 2008 and 2012. Timing of physical activity (measured using an accelerometer) was categorized as performing most MVPA in morning (06:00–12:00), afternoon (12:00–18:00), evening (18:00–00:00), or even distribution of MVPA over the day (reference). Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). We estimated OR with 95 % CI of a poor score on individual PSQI components and global PSQI score using logistic regression while adjusting for relevant covariates. Results: We analyzed 736 participants, of whom 57 % women, aged 56 (6) years, BMI 26.1 (4.2) kg/m2). Amount of MVPA (hours/day) was associated with lower odds of fatigue-related dysfunction during daytime (OR: 0.54 0.32–0.94), but not with global PSQI score. Participants who performed most MVPA in the morning were less likely to report sleep disturbances (OR: 0.23, 95 % CI: 0.09–0.60), compared to participants with an even distribution of. Timing of MVPA was not associated with global PSQI score nor other components and CI were large. Conclusions: Differences in sleep quality are unlikely to be biological mechanisms underlying the previously shown associations between timing of physical activity and metabolic health.
AB - Objectives: To examine whether the amount and timing of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was associated with sleep quality and duration in the general population. Methods: This is a cross-sectional analysis of data of a Dutch cohort collected between 2008 and 2012. Timing of physical activity (measured using an accelerometer) was categorized as performing most MVPA in morning (06:00–12:00), afternoon (12:00–18:00), evening (18:00–00:00), or even distribution of MVPA over the day (reference). Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). We estimated OR with 95 % CI of a poor score on individual PSQI components and global PSQI score using logistic regression while adjusting for relevant covariates. Results: We analyzed 736 participants, of whom 57 % women, aged 56 (6) years, BMI 26.1 (4.2) kg/m2). Amount of MVPA (hours/day) was associated with lower odds of fatigue-related dysfunction during daytime (OR: 0.54 0.32–0.94), but not with global PSQI score. Participants who performed most MVPA in the morning were less likely to report sleep disturbances (OR: 0.23, 95 % CI: 0.09–0.60), compared to participants with an even distribution of. Timing of MVPA was not associated with global PSQI score nor other components and CI were large. Conclusions: Differences in sleep quality are unlikely to be biological mechanisms underlying the previously shown associations between timing of physical activity and metabolic health.
KW - Circadian rhythm
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Exercise
KW - Physical activity
KW - Sleep
KW - Zeitgeber
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103035
DO - 10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103035
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105000647870
VL - 53
JO - Preventive Medicine Reports
JF - Preventive Medicine Reports
M1 - 103035
ER -