Abstract:
ObjectiveTo investigate sleep duration among high school students, and its association with their academic performance.
MethodsData was from 2015 Youth Risk Behaviors Surveillance in Shanghai. A total of 6 401 students from 28 high schools were selected through three-stage sampling method. Questionnaire of Adolescent Health Related Behaviors in Shanghai (for high school students) was adopted. Wilcoxon test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, Spearman correlation and ordinal logit analysis were included in the analysis.
ResultsA total of 6 401 high school students were surveyed.And 94.8% of the students were found to sleep less than 8 hours a day, of whom 62.8% slept less than 7 hours. The spearman correlation coefficient was 0.109 (P < 0.01).Compared to those who slept less than 7 h/day, students who sleep more than 7 h/day and 8 h/day had a better academic performance.The OR were 1.42(95%CI:1.29~1.57), 2.04(95%CI:1.65~2.52) respectively.
ConclusionLack of sleep is common and serious among high school students in Shanghai.The findings suggest longer sleep duration correlates with better academic performance.