Sleep Quality in Young Adults with Very Low Birth Weight--the Helsinki Study of Very Low Birth Weight Adults

Abstract

Objective To assess the relationship between very low birth weight (VLBW; .15), although VLBW adults went to bed on average 36 min earlier (95% confidence interval 6–66 min). Shorter gestational age was related to longer sleep latency both within VLBW (standardized regression coefficient β = −.36, p =.040) and term-born adults (β = −.25, p =.029). Conclusion Adults with VLBW had similar quality and amount of sleep as those born at term, although VLBW adults went to bed earlier, suggesting an advanced sleep phase. Within each group, a lower gestational age was related to a longer sleep onset.