Association of habitual sleep duration with abnormal bowel symptoms: a cross-sectional study of the 2005-2010 national health and nutrition examination survey.

Objectives: Nowadays, few studies have examined the relationships between sleep duration and abnormal gut health. In this study, we used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to investigate the correlations between habitual sleep duration and abnormal bowel symptoms in adults.

Methods: This study included 11,533 participants aged ≥ 20 years from the NHANES conducted during 2005-2010.