Association between vitamin D levels and sleep in children and adolescents

PENG Chan; LI Fan; LI Yanyan; LI Yan; XIONG Jingfan; YAO Ping

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025050

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PENG Chan, LI Fan, LI Yanyan, LI Yan, XIONG Jingfan, YAO Ping. Association between vitamin D levels and sleep in children and adolescents[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(2): 239-243. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025050

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PENG Chan, LI Fan, LI Yanyan, LI Yan, XIONG Jingfan, YAO Ping. Association between vitamin D levels and sleep in children and adolescents[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(2): 239-243. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025050

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Association between vitamin D levels and sleep in children and adolescents

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025050

PENG Chan¹,
LI Fan¹,
LI Yanyan²,
LI Yan²,
XIONG Jingfan²,
YAO Ping^{1, 3
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Department of Preventive Medicine, Shihezi University Medical School, Shihezi (832000), Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China

Received Date: 2024-08-23
Rev Recd Date: 2024-12-08

Available Online: 2025-03-05

Publish Date: 2025-02-25

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Objective To explore the association between vitamin D levels and sleep in children and adolescents, so as to provide a reference for promoting the sleep health of children and adolescents. Methods From October to December, 2021, 4 827 primary and middle school students aged 6-17 in Shenzhen were selected by multistage cluster random sampling method, and their demographic information, family background, lifestyle and sleep status were obtained by face-to-face questionnaire survey, and their fasting venous blood in the morning was collected to detect the serum 25(OH)D level. The relationship between serum vitamin D level and sleep characteristics was analyzed by binary Logistic regression, and stratified analysis was carried out according to gender. Results The proportion of vitamin D deficiency was 41.1%, and the proportion of sleep deficiency was 19.4%. With the increase of vitamin D level, daily sleep duration of children and adolescents tended to increase (r=0.10, P<0.01). After adjusting for covariates such as gender and age, it was found that children and adolescents with insufficient vitamin D levels were more likely to experience sleep insufficiency, social jetlag, and late sleep on weekdays, with ORs being 1.32(95%CI=1.12-1.56), 1.35(95%CI=1.19-1.54), and 1.26(95%CI=1.05-1.52)(P<0.05). Sex-stratified analysis showed that, among boys, vitamin D deficiency was associated with sleep deficiency, social jetlag, and late bedtime on weekdays and weekends[OR(95%CI)=1.42(1.14-1.77), 1.25(1.04-1.49), 1.39(1.06-1.82), 1.86(1.19-2.92), P<0.05]. In girls, however, serum vitamin D levels were only associated with social jetlag with OR being 1.47 (95%CI=1.21-1.79, P<0.05). Conclusion Vitamin D levels are associated with various sleep characteristics in children and adolescents, with this association being more pronounced among boys.
- Vitamin D,
- Sleep,
- Regression Analysis,
- Child,
- Adolescent

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