%0 Journal Article %A Hartescu, Iuliana %A Morgan, Kevin %A Stevinson, Clare %D 2015 %T Sleep quality and recommended levels of physical activity in older people %U https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Sleep_quality_and_recommended_levels_of_physical_activity_in_older_people/9628820 %2 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/ndownloader/files/17277950 %K untagged %K Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified %X A minimum level of activity likely to improve sleep outcomes among older people has not previously been explored. In a representative UK sample aged 65+ (n = 926), cross-sectional regressions controlling for appropriate confounders showed that walking at or above the internationally recommended threshold of ≥150 minutes per week was significantly associated with a lower likelihood of reporting insomnia symptoms (OR = 0.67 (95% CI = 0.45 – 0.91) p<0.05). At 4-year follow-up (n=577), higher walking levels at baseline significantly predicted a lower likelihood of reporting sleep onset (OR = 0.64 (95% CI = 0.42-0.97 p<0.05) or sleep maintenance (OR = 0.63 (95% CI = 0.41-0.95 p<0.05) problems. These results are consistent with the conclusion that current physical activity guidelines can support sleep quality in older adults. %I Loughborough University