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High Incidence of Diabetes in Men With Sleep Complaints or Short Sleep Duration

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Mallon, Lena, Broman, Jan-Erik, Hetta, Jerker·2005·Diabetes Care

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OBJECTIVE—The aim of this study was to investigate the possible relationship among sleep complaints, sleep duration, and the development of diabetes prospectively over a 12-year period in a middle-aged Swedish population. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—A random sample of 2,663 subjects aged 45–65 years living in mid-Sweden were sent a postal questionnaire including questions about sleep complaints, sleep duration, sociodemographic characteristics, behavioral risk factors, medical conditions, and depression (response rate 70.2%). Twelve years later, a new questionnaire with almost identical questions was sent to all the survivors (n = 1,604) in 1995, and the questionnaire was answered by 1,244 subjects (77.6%). RESULTS—Men reporting new diabetes at follow-up more often reported short sleep duration (≤5 h per night) (16.0 vs. 5.9%, P < 0.01), difficulties initiating sleep (16.0 vs. 3.1%, P < 0.001), and difficulties maintaining sleep (28.0 vs. 6.3%, P < 0.001) at baseline than men who did not develop diabetes. Women reporting new diabetes at follow-up reported long sleep duration (≥9 h per night) more often at baseline than women not developing diabetes (7.9 vs. 2.4%, P < 0.05). In multiple logistic regression models, the relative risk (95% CI) for development of diabetes was higher in men with short sleep duration (2.8 [1.1–7.3]) or difficulties maintaining sleep (4.8 [1.9–12.5]) after adjustment for age and other relevant risk factors. Short or long sleep duration or sleep complaints did not influence the risk of new diabetes in women. CONCLUSIONS—Difficulties maintaining sleep or short sleep duration (≤5 h) are associated with an increased incidence of diabetes in men.

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Authors
Mallon, L., Broman, J.-E., & Hetta, J.
Affiliations
  • Uppsala University Hospital (SE)
  • Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
Venue
Diabetes Care
Published
2005-11-01
Volume
28
Issue
11
Pages
2762-2767
ISSN
  • 0149-5992 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-5548
OpenAlex
W2001926803
Cited by
391
References
45
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FWCI
21.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Diabetes Care (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Vetenskapsrådet
  • Landstinget Dalarnas
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
diabetes incidence, sleep complaints, sleep duration, short sleep duration, long sleep, sleep maintenance difficulty, sleep initiation difficulty, sex differences, middle-aged adults, diabetes risk factors
MeSH terms
Aged, Diabetes Mellitus, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Registries, Risk Factors, Sleep Wake Disorders, Sweden, Time Factors, Cohort Studies, Incidence, Prevalence, Multivariate Analysis, Chi-Square Distribution, Logistic Models

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