ABSTRACT:Objective: To analyze the occurrence of sleep-related disorders among adults from Presidente Prudente, Brazil, as well as to identify associations with behavioral, socio-demographic and nutritional status variables. Methods: After random selection of the sample, interviews were performed with 743 adults of both genders, living in Presidente Prudente, Brazil. Sleep-related disorders, demographic variables (sex, age, ethnicity and schooling), behavioral variables (leisure physical activity, alcohol consumption, and smoking) and nutritional status were analyzed by questionnaires. Results: The prevalence of sleep-related disorders was 46.7%, with 95% confidence interval (95%CI) 43.1 -50.2. In the multivariate analysis, female sex, with odds ratio (OR) 1.74 (95%CI 1.26 -2.40), schooling (OR = 0.49; 95%CI 0.28 -0.82), overweight (OR = 1.99; 95%CI 1.39 -2.85) and obesity (OR = 2.90; 95%CI 1.94 -4.35) were associated with sleep-related disorders. Conclusion: There is high occurrence of sleep-related disorders in this sample, which was associated with female sex, lower schooling, overweight and obesity.