Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate associations of adolescent's sleep habit with health behavior and experience of accident and injury treated among middle school students in seoul. Cross-sectional, secondary data, representative sample of 7,167 middle school students in seoul was used and categorical analysis and multiple logistic regression was conducted. 12.5% of students had less than 6 hours of sleep a day and 10.0% of those had ≥8 hours. After adjusting for confounding variables, odds ratios of students with less than 6 hours of sleep a day were 2.1 times in female students, 8th grade 1.5 times, 9th grade 1.9 times (reference, 7th grade), 1.8 times in no handwashing with soap before eating or after returning home, 1.4 times in toothbrushing less than twice a day, 2.3 times in requiring consult against drinking and smoking, 1.7 times in experience of accident, and injury treated. Therefore, it is necessary to recognize that sleep habit is an important indicator for health promotion. (Korean J Str Res 2015;23:19∼25)

• Keywords: Sleep, Health behavior, Accident, Injury, Experience treated