Sleep

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New Indicator

Benchmark

Percentage of children and youth who meet National Sleep Foundation/Canadian 24-hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth (for sleep: uninterrupted 9-11 hours per night for children aged 6–13 years, 8-10 hours per night for those aged 14-17 years).

Key Findings
  • 32% of 7- to 12-year-olds met the recommended amount of sleep duration per night, i.e., ≥ 9 hours.
  • 93.2% of children aged 9 years slept of ≥ 7 hours per night.
  • 45% of children with a mean age of 7.6 years met the sleep recommendation (≥ 9 hours per night).
  • 27.4% (school day) and 86.4% (holiday) of adolescents slept > 8 hours per night.

Reference
  • Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Healthy Exercise for All Campaign - Physical Fitness Test for the Community. www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/sp380.jsp?productCode=FA100265. Published February 2013. Accessed 12 June 2018.
  • Tam YH, Li AM, So HK, et al. Socioenvironmental factors associated with constipation in Hong Kong children and Rome III criteria. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012;55(1):56-61.
  • Huang YW, Wong SHS, He G, et al. Isotemporal substitution analysis for sedentary behavior and body mass index. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016;48(11):2135.
  • Mak KK, Lee SL, Ho SY, et al. Sleep and academic performance in Hong Kong adolescents. J Sch Health. 2012;82(11):522-527.