Weekend catch-up sleep and depression: results from a nationally representative sample in Korea

BACKGROUND There is limited information on the association between weekend catch-up sleep (CUS), which has beneficial effects on health, and depression. This study aimed to investigate the association between CUS and depression in adults. METHODS We used the data of the Seventh Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2016. Depression was defined as Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score ≥10. We categorized CUS duration as ≤0, 0  2 h. RESULTS Of 5550 eligible participants, 3286 (54.9%), 1033 (19.5%), 723 (14.7%) and 508 (10.9%) had CUS duration ≤0, 0  2 h, respectively; of these, the prevalence of depression was 7.0%, 4.2%, 2.9%, and 6.0%, respectively. Multivariable regression analyses including covariates revealed that individuals with CUS duration 1  2 h (OR = 1.164, 95% CI = 0.718-1.886) showed no significantly different risk of depression. CONCLUSIONS The risk of depression in individuals with CUS duration 1 < to 2 h was lower than for those with CUS duration ≤0 h. This finding provides a better understanding on the association between CUS and depression; and can be a basis for better management of depression.