Sleep patterns of infants and young children and their association with breastfeeding: a study based on K-means clustering.
10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2205027
- Author:
Ya-Li LIANG
1
;
Jie MA
1
;
Yu-Xiao ZHANG
1
;
Min ZHANG
1
;
Hai-Yan HE
;
Shou-Gui WANG
;
Yue-E HUANG
1
Author Information
1. School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui 241002, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Breastfeeding;
Infant and young child;
K-means clustering;
Sleep
- MeSH:
Infant;
Child;
Female;
Humans;
Child, Preschool;
Breast Feeding;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Sleep Wake Disorders;
Sleep;
Cluster Analysis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
2022;24(10):1154-1160
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To investigate the sleep patterns and characteristics of infants and young children and the association between sleep patterns and breastfeeding.
METHODS:A general information questionnaire, Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ), and a questionnaire on feeding were used to investigate the sleep quality and feeding patterns of 1 148 infants and young children aged 7-35 months. The K-means clustering method was used to identify sleep patterns and characteristics. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the association between sleep patterns and breastfeeding.
RESULTS:Three typical sleep patterns were identified for the 1 148 infants and young children aged 7-35 months: early bedtime and long sleep time; short sleep latency and moderate sleep time; late bedtime, prolonged sleep latency, and insufficient sleep time. The third pattern showed sleep disorders. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that compared with formula feeding, exclusive breastfeeding within 6 months after birth reduced the risk of sleep disorder patterns by 69% (OR=0.31, 95%CI: 0.11-0.81). The risk of sleep disorder patterns was reduced by 40% (OR=0.60, 95%CI: 0.38-0.96) in the infants receiving breastfeeding for 4-6 months compared with those receiving breastfeeding for 1-3 months.
CONCLUSIONS:There are different sleep patterns in infants and young children, and breastfeeding can reduce the development of sleep disorder patterns.
