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Does a single cup of coffee at dinner alter the sleep? A controlled cross‐over randomised trial in real‐life conditions

Does a single cup of coffee at dinner alter the sleep? A controlled cross‐over randomised trial... Aim: To report changes in the quality of sleep after drinking an evening cup of either caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee, in healthy subjects in everyday life. Methods: Sixty‐three healthy men and women, who considered themselves to be caffeine sensitive were included in a double‐blind, cross‐over trial, randomised to receive either caffeinated coffee containing 90 mg of caffeine, or, as control, a dose of decaffeinated coffee containing 4.5 mg caffeine, taken after dinner. The primary outcome measure was the degree of sleep disturbance, scored on a visual analogue scale, ranging from 0 (excellent sleep) to 100 (very disturbed sleep). Ancillary criteria were patients' reported estimate of sleep latency, and how often the subjects reported waking. Results: Mean age of subjects was 30.5 ± 12 years. The quality of sleep was significantly worse with caffeinated (mean 30.8 ± 22.7) than with decaffeinated coffee (mean 19.5 ± 16.9), P = 0.001. Caffeinated coffee also significantly increased the sleep latency (mean difference 17 ± 31 minutes, P < 0.001) and the frequency of waking (mean 1.3 vs 0.8 episodes in the night, P = 0.006) compared with decaffeinated coffee. Conclusions: Even a single cup of caffeinated coffee consumed before bedtime in real‐life conditions causes a deterioration in the quality of sleep in caffeine‐sensitive subjects. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nutrition & Dietetics Wiley

Does a single cup of coffee at dinner alter the sleep? A controlled cross‐over randomised trial in real‐life conditions

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Wiley
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Copyright © 2012 Dietitians Association of Australia
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1446-6368
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1747-0080
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10.1111/j.1747-0080.2012.01601.x
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Abstract

Aim: To report changes in the quality of sleep after drinking an evening cup of either caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee, in healthy subjects in everyday life. Methods: Sixty‐three healthy men and women, who considered themselves to be caffeine sensitive were included in a double‐blind, cross‐over trial, randomised to receive either caffeinated coffee containing 90 mg of caffeine, or, as control, a dose of decaffeinated coffee containing 4.5 mg caffeine, taken after dinner. The primary outcome measure was the degree of sleep disturbance, scored on a visual analogue scale, ranging from 0 (excellent sleep) to 100 (very disturbed sleep). Ancillary criteria were patients' reported estimate of sleep latency, and how often the subjects reported waking. Results: Mean age of subjects was 30.5 ± 12 years. The quality of sleep was significantly worse with caffeinated (mean 30.8 ± 22.7) than with decaffeinated coffee (mean 19.5 ± 16.9), P = 0.001. Caffeinated coffee also significantly increased the sleep latency (mean difference 17 ± 31 minutes, P < 0.001) and the frequency of waking (mean 1.3 vs 0.8 episodes in the night, P = 0.006) compared with decaffeinated coffee. Conclusions: Even a single cup of caffeinated coffee consumed before bedtime in real‐life conditions causes a deterioration in the quality of sleep in caffeine‐sensitive subjects.

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Nutrition & Dietetics – Wiley

Published: Dec 1, 2012

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