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Day Napping and Short Night Sleeping Are Associated With Higher Risk of Diabetes in Older Adults

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Xu, Qun, Song, Yiqing, Hollenbeck, Albert, Blair, Aaron, Schatzkin, Arthur, Chen, Honglei·2010·Diabetes Care

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OBJECTIVE: To examine whether day napping or short night sleeping is associated with higher risk of diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: This was a prospective study of hours of day napping and night sleeping assessed in 1996–1997 in relation to diabetes diagnosed between 2000 and 2006 (n = 10,143) among 174,542 participants in the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-AARP Diet and Health Study. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% CI were derived from multivariate logistic regression models. RESULTS: Longer day napping was associated with a higher risk of diabetes. After adjustment for potential confounders, ORs were 1.23 (95% CI 1.18–1.29) for those reporting <1 h and 1.55 (95% CI 1.45–1.66) for those reporting ≥1 h of napping compared with individuals who did not nap (Ptrend < 0.0001). For night sleeping, with 7–8 h as the referent, the OR was 1.46 (95% CI 1.31–1.63) for <5 h, 1.11 (1.06–1.16) for 5–6 h, and 1.11 (0.99–1.24) for ≥9 h. In both analyses, additional adjustment for BMI only modestly attenuated the associations. Further analysis showed a statistically significant interaction between hours of napping and sleeping on diabetes (Pinteraction < 0.0001). Among participants with no napping, only short night sleeping was associated with higher occurrence of diabetes, whereas among those with ≥1 h of napping, both long and short sleeping was associated with higher risk. CONCLUSIONS: Day napping and short night sleeping are associated with higher risk of diabetes. The association between sleep duration and diabetes may be modified by napping habit.

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  1. [1]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. QuickStats: percentage of adults aged >18 years who reported an average of <6 hours of sleep per 24-hour period, by sex and age group—National Health Interview Survey, United States, 1985 and 2006. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2008; 57: 209

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Authors
Xu, Q., Song, Y., Hollenbeck, A., Blair, A., Schatzkin, A., & Chen, H.
Affiliations
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (US)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • AARP (US)
  • National Cancer Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Chen, Honglei
Venue
Diabetes Care
Published
2009-10-13
Volume
33
Issue
1
Pages
78-83
ISSN
  • 0149-5992 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-5548
OpenAlex
W2163916656
Cited by
158
References
25
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FWCI
9.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Diabetes Care (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (1z01es101986-03, Z01-ES101986)
  • National Cancer Institute (Z01CP010196)
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (Z01-ES 101986)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Keywords
short sleep duration, diabetes risk, older adults, sleep duration, body mass index, NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study
MeSH terms
Aged, Diabetes Mellitus, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Cohort Studies, Odds Ratio

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