Association between COVID-19 lockdown and sleep behaviors in Korean adolescents

To find the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related sleep behavior changes using school-based self-reported data from a nationally representative Korean adolescent population. We analyzed web-based self-reported data from the Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey in 98,126 participants (51,651 in 2019 [before the COVID-19 pandemic]; 46,475 in 2020 [during COVID-19 pandemic] 12 through 18 years old were included in this study. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess socioeconomic status, health behaviors, psychological factors, and sleep patterns. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Korean adolescents had a later weekend bedtime (≥1:00 am: 68.2% vs 71.5%, P < .001) and late weekend wake time (≤7:00 am: 13.3% vs 10.7%, P < .001) compared to before COVID-19 pandemic. Average sleep duration (434.7 ± 102.6 vs 428.2 ± 100.4 minutes; P < .001) was significantly lower during the COVID-19 pandemic and weekend catch-up sleep >2 hours (42.1% vs 43.7%; P < .001), late chronotype (17.1% vs 22.9%, P < .001) were significantly higher during COVID-19 pandemic. After adjusting for multiple confounding variables, short sleep duration (≦5 hours, odds ratio [OR] 1.14; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.10–1.19), 6 hours, OR 1.07; 95% CI 1.03–1.12), long weekend catch-up sleep (OR, 1.08; 95% CI, 1.06–1.11) and late chronotype (OR, 1.43; 95% CI, 1.38–1.47) were significantly associated with COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with changes in sleep behavior among Korean adolescents, resulting in later bed and wake-up times, increased weekend catch-up sleep, and a shift of chronotype toward eveningness.

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