Association of Sleep Quality and General, Mental, and Oral Health with Lifestyle Traits (Dietary Intake, Smoking Status) in Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)

• Published in: Nutrients 2024-06, Vol.16 (13), p.2091
• Main Authors: Gheisary, Zohre, Hoja, Ibrahim, Liu, Juxin, Papagerakis, Petros, Weber, Lynn P, Fenton, Mark, Katselis, George S, Lieffers, Jessica R L, Papagerakis, Silvana
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Alcohol use; Anxiety; Arthritis; Arthritis - epidemiology; Canada - epidemiology; Chronic illnesses; Cohort analysis; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diet; Eating; Emotional disorders; Exercise; Female; food intake; Gum disease; Health Status; Health Surveys; Humans; Immune system; Insomnia; Life Style; lifestyle; Lifestyles; Male; Males; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mental Health; Meta-analysis; Middle Aged; Mood disorders; Obesity; oral health; Oral Health - statistics & numerical data; Oral hygiene; people; Physical fitness; regression analysis; Self Report; sleep deprivation; Sleep disorders; Sleep Quality; Sleep Wake Disorders - epidemiology; Smoking - epidemiology; Womens health
• ISSN: 2072-6643; 2072-6643
• DOI: 10.3390/nu16132091

Arthritis is associated with health challenges. Lifestyle traits are believed to influence arthritis development and progression; however, data to support personalized treatment regimens based on holistic lifestyle factors are missing. This study aims to provide a comprehensive list of associations between lifestyle traits and the health status of individuals with arthritis in the Canadian population, using binary logistic regression analysis on data from the Canadian Community Health Survey, which includes 104,359 respondents. Firstly, we explored the association between arthritis and various aspects of health status including self-reported lifestyle factors. Secondly, we examined the associations between self-reported dietary intake and smoking status with general, mental, and oral health, and sleep disturbance among individuals both with and without arthritis. Our analysis revealed that individuals with arthritis reported considerably poorer general, mental, and oral health, and poorer sleep quality compared to those without arthritis. Associations were also found between self-reported dietary intake and various measures of health status in individuals with arthritis. Smoking and exposure to passive smoking were associated not only with arthritis but also with compromised sleep quality and poorer general, mental, and oral health in people with and without arthritis. This study highlights the need for personalized and holistic approaches that may include a combination of dietary interventions, oral health improvements, sleep therapies, and smoking cessation for improved arthritis prevention and care.