Associations of protein, fat, and carbohydrate intakes with insomnia symptoms among middle-aged Japanese workers

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 132-138

  Tanaka, Eizaburo ^a   Yatsuya, Hiroshi ^a,b   Uemura, Mayu ^a   Murata, Chiyoe ^c   Otsuka, Rei ^c   Toyoshima, Hideaki ^d   Tamakoshi, Koji ^e   Sasaki, Satoshi ^f   Kawaguchi, Leo ^a   Aoyama, Atsuko ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^d ANJO KOSEI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Difficulty initiating sleep (DIS); Difficulty maintaining sleep (DMS); Poor quality of sleep (PQS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; EMPLOYMENT; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN INTAKE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; EMPLOYMENT; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876437822     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20120101     Document Type: Article

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