While childhood sleepwalking is more frequent in women, adult sleepwalking is slightly more common in men. However, weekly occurrences are reported equally by both genders.
The likelihood of sleepwalking differs between childhood and adulthood, and interestingly, varies slightly between genders. Here’s a breakdown:
- Childhood: Women report higher instances of sleepwalking during childhood. Studies show that women are more likely to report experiencing sleepwalking "often" (2.8% compared to 2.0% of men) and "sometimes" (6.9% compared to 5.7% of men).
- Adulthood: Men report slightly more sleepwalking occurrences during adulthood than women (3.9% compared to 3.1% of women).
- Frequency: When it comes to the weekly frequency of sleepwalking, both men and women report similar rates (0.4%).
Therefore, while childhood sleepwalking is more common in women, men report more instances of adult sleepwalking. The difference is relatively small and weekly occurrences are equal for both genders.
