Association between abnormal sleep and feeding behavioral feeding problems in kindergarten children

Objective To explore the association between sleep and behavioral feeding problems in kindergarten children and to provide reference to improve healthy lifestyle.Methods With stratified cluster sampling method,Children's Sleep Habit Questionnaire (CSHQ) and Children's Behavioral Feeding Questionnaire were adopted to investigate 761 kindergarten children in Guizhou.Results The severity of behavioral feeding problem was affected by age(β =-0.210,P =0.000),education of the mother (β =-0.122,P =0.002),global parenting style (β =-0.121,P =0.000) and parental inconsistency on child rearing attitudes (β =-0.201,P=0.000).A total of 13.6% uariation in dietary behavior was explaned(△R2=0.136) By controlling confounding variables,dimensions of daytime sleepiness(β =0.189,P =0.000),bedtime resistance(β =0.166,P =0.000),parasomnia(β =0.106,P =0.000),sleep duration (β=0.059,P=0.037) as well as sleep onset delay (β=0.058,P=0.040) exerted statistical significant effects on behavioral feeding problems.Conclusion Feeding problems are closely associated with sleep problems in kindergarten children,and also affected by age,mother's education level,as well as parenting factors.