PMID- 38322016 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240210 IS - 1179-1608 (Print) IS - 1179-1608 (Electronic) IS - 1179-1608 (Linking) VI - 16 DP - 2024 TI - Gender Differences in Prevalence of Sleepy Driving Among Young Drivers in Saudi Arabia. PG - 53-62 LID - 10.2147/NSS.S439161 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Sleepy driving is associated with Motor Vehicles Accidents (MVAs). In Saudi Arabia, previous studies have addressed this association among men only. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of sleepy driving and associated factors between genders. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study design, we offered a self-administered online questionnaire to 3272 participants from different regions of Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire included 46 questions covering sociodemographics, driving habits, sleeping habits, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and Berlin questionnaire to assess the risk of sleep apnea. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to determine the significant factors associated with self-reported sleepy driving, defined as operating a motor vehicle while feeling sleepy in the preceding six months. RESULTS: Of the 3272 invitees, 2958 (90%) completed the questionnaire, of which 1414 (48%) were women. The prevalence of sleepy driving in the preceding six months was 42% (men: 50% and women 32%, p<0.001). Specifically, participants reported the following: 12% had had to stop their vehicle due to sleepiness (men: 16.2% and women 7%, p<0.001), 12.4% reported near-miss accidents (men: 16.2% and women: 8.2%, p<0.001) and 4.2% reported an accident due to sleepiness (men: 4.3% and women: 4%, p=0.645). In multivariable analysis, being male, younger age, use of any type of medications, shift working, working more than 12 hours per day, driving duration of 3-5 hours per day, driving experience of more than 2 years, excessive daytime sleepiness and risk of having obstructive sleep apnea were all associated with increased likelihood of falling asleep while driving in the preceding 6 months. CONCLUSION: Sleepy driving and MVA are prevalent in both gender but was higher in men. Future public health initiatives should particularly focus on men, since men reported a greater likelihood of both sleep-related MVA and "near miss" events. CI - (c) 2024 Alqurashi et al. FAU - Alqurashi, Yousef D AU - Alqurashi YD AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3263-0237 AD - Respiratory Care Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Alqarni, Abdullah S AU - Alqarni AS AD - Respiratory Care Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Albukhamsin, Faisal Maher AU - Albukhamsin FM AD - Respiratory Care Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Alfaris, Abdullah Abdulaziz AU - Alfaris AA AD - Respiratory Care Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Alhassan, Bader Ibrahim AU - Alhassan BI AD - Respiratory Care Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Ghazwani, Waleed Khalid AU - Ghazwani WK AD - Respiratory Care Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Altammar, Abdulaziz Abdulrahman AU - Altammar AA AD - Respiratory Care Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Aleid, Mutlaq Eid AU - Aleid ME AD - Respiratory Care Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Almutary, Hayfa AU - Almutary H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9650-9068 AD - Medical Surgical Nursing Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Aldhahir, Abdulelah M AU - Aldhahir AM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4270-9494 AD - Respiratory Therapy Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Alessy, Saleh A AU - Alessy SA AD - Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Almusally, Rayyan AU - Almusally R AD - Internal Medicine Department, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Alsaid, Abir AU - Alsaid A AD - Internal Medicine Department, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Mahmoud, Mahmoud Ibrahim AU - Mahmoud MI AD - Internal Medicine Department, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Qutub, Hatem Othman AU - Qutub HO AD - Internal Medicine Department, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Sebastian, Tunny AU - Sebastian T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3363-9778 AD - Clinical Nutrition Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Alghnam, Suliman AU - Alghnam S AD - Population Health Section-King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Polkey, Michael I AU - Polkey MI AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1243-8571 AD - Royal Brompton Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240201 PL - New Zealand TA - Nat Sci Sleep JT - Nature and science of sleep JID - 101537767 PMC - PMC10844006 OTO - NOTNLM OT - OSA OT - driving OT - gender differences OT - obstructive sleep apnea OT - sleepiness COIS- Dr Michael Polkey reports personal fees from Philips, during the conduct of the study. The authors report no other conflicts of interest in this work. EDAT- 2024/02/07 06:42 MHDA- 2024/02/07 06:43 PMCR- 2024/02/01 CRDT- 2024/02/07 03:54 PHST- 2023/10/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/01/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/02/07 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2024/02/07 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/02/07 03:54 [entrez] PHST- 2024/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 439161 [pii] AID - 10.2147/NSS.S439161 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nat Sci Sleep. 2024 Feb 1;16:53-62. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S439161. eCollection 2024.