Sammenheng mellom høyt alkoholforbruk og insomni i Tromsøundersøkelsen 2015-2016.
Forskere fra UiT Norges arktiske universitet har i denne studien undersøkt forekomsten av insomni og om faren for å få insomni var forskjellig mellom kvinner og menn med høyt alkoholforbruk. Data i studien er hentet fra 19 185 kvinner og menn som deltok i Tromsøundersøkelsen 2015-2016. Høyt alkoholforbruk ble definert med Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test og insomni ble diagnostisert med Bergen insomni skala. Resultatene i studien viste blant annet at insomni var mer utbredt hos kvinner enn hos menn som hadde et høyt alkoholforbruk.
Publisert 24.06.2022
Vendela H Husberg, Laila A Hopstock, Oddgeir Friborg, Jan H Rosenvinge, Svein Bergvik, Kamilla Rognmo
Studien er publisert i BMC Public Health
Background: Hazardous alcohol use is known to be comorbid with insomnia problems. The present study examined the prevalence of insomnia and if the odds of insomnia differed between women and men with a hazardous alcohol use.
Methods: Cross-sectional data from the seventh survey of the Norwegian population-based Tromsø Study 2015-2016 (participation 65%). The sample included 19 185 women and men 40-96 years. Hazardous alcohol use was defined by the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) and insomnia by the Bergen Insomnia Scale. Covariates included socio-demographics, shift work, somatic conditions and mental distress defined by Hopkins Symptom Check List-10 (HSCL-10). Mental distress was also included as a moderator.
Results: Insomnia was more prevalent among participants with a hazardous alcohol use (24.1%) than without (18.9%), and participants who had hazardous alcohol use had higher odds of insomnia (odds ratio = 1.49, 95% CI = 1.20, 1.85). The association turned non-significant after adjustment for mental distress. Adding mental distress as a moderator variable revealed a higher odds of insomnia among hazardous alcohol users having no or low-to-medium levels of mental distress, but not among participants with high levels of mental distress.
Conclusion: Insomnia was more prevalent among women and men reporting hazardous alcohol use. When mental distress was treated as a moderator, hazardous alcohol use did not yield higher odds for insomnia among those with high levels of mental distress. This suggests that mental distress may play an important role in the association between hazardous alcohol use and insomnia. And that the impact of alcohol on insomnia may differ depending on the severity of mental distress.