Association Between Household Dust Exposure andSleep Duration: Findings from NHANES 2005–2006

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Rogerio Takahashi
Tatiana Soares
Ramiro Sienra
Jose Gabriel Lara Amador
Pilar Loreto Buendía Montenegro
Maria Daniela Sarquis
Elmustafa Mohamed Saifeldin Fadul Abdalla
Enry Jacob Melgar
Ewerton Borges de Souza Lima
Mariana Alcantara Roldi de Azeredo
Yahaira Tatiana Carpio Colmenares
Carlos Betancourt-Mendez
Christel Teresa Trifone
Eva Borges
Jessica Vasconcellos
Julia Bertuzzo Tavares
Vitória Kanjo De Ávila
Laura Cecilia Ibanez-Pintor
Mateus Cendon de Paula
Natalia Rojas Amaris
Roger Hiroshi Albornoz Toyohama
Tobias Lerchner
Maria Ximena Rivera Escobar
Jose Alberto Genao
Guido Felizzia
Safa Almarzoky Abuhussein
Inia Andrea Perez Villa
Yusuf Adelabu
Arthur Gomez da Silva Netto
Maria Carolina Fontana Antunes de Oliveira
Khalid Mahmoud Fadlelmoula Ahmed
Christianne Fernades Valente Takeda
Gabriel Vallejos Peñaloza
Tatiana Gomez Gomez
Mohamed H. Mahmoud
Sundus Sardar
Ygor Junqueira
Augusto Mendes
Nantawan Koonalinthip

Abstract

Objective:  Indoor pollutants such as household dust have been suggested as potential contributors to health problems,
including sleep disturbances. This study investigates the association between household dust exposure and sleep quality
among American adults using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) between
2005 and 2006.


Methods: Data from the NHANES were used in a cross-sectional design. The total dust weight (mg) was the primary
exposure variable, and sleep outcomes included self-reported sleep duration, sleep latency, and physician-diagnosed sleep
disorders. Data analysis was conducted using univariate and multivariate regression models in STATA with adjustments
for confounders.


Results: Data on 5,582 adults aged ≥18 years regarding sleep duration and 4,893 regarding sleep latency were available.
In an adjusted model controlling for age and emotional support, dust weight was significantly associated with a slight
decrease in sleep duration (adjusted β = -0.104, 95%CI: -0.206 to -0.002, p = 0.047). In multivariate logistic regression,
dust weight showed a significant negative association with sleep duration (adjusted OR = 0.854, 95% CI: 0.740–0.985, p =
0.030), while age and emotional support demonstrated positive associations. Sleep latency showed no significant relationship
with dust weight in linear regression analysis, even when controlling for emphysema and PHQ-9 scores (adjusted β =
-0.221, 95% CI: -1.394 to 0.952, p = 0.712). Multivariate logistic regression analysis confirmed that there was no significant
association between dust weight and sleep latency


Conclusions: This study suggests that household dust exposure modestly affects sleep duration, highlighting the value of
improving indoor air quality to enhance sleep health. 

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Association Between Household Dust Exposure andSleep Duration: Findings from NHANES 2005–2006. (2025). Principles and Practice of Clinical Research, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.21801/ppcrj.2024.103.9
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Association Between Household Dust Exposure andSleep Duration: Findings from NHANES 2005–2006. (2025). Principles and Practice of Clinical Research, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.21801/ppcrj.2024.103.9

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