TY - JOUR
T1 - Obesity, diabetes, and exercise associated with sleep-related complaints in the American population
AU - Grandner, Michael A.
AU - Patel, Nirav P.
AU - Perlis, Michael L.
AU - Gehrman, Philip R.
AU - Xie, Dawei
AU - Sha, Daohang
AU - Pigeon, Wilfred R.
AU - Teff, Karen
AU - Weaver, Terri
AU - Gooneratne, Nalaka S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements This work was supported by T32HL007713, as well as funding for Biostatistical Support from the University of Pennsylvania Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology. We wish to thank Dr. Allan Pack MB ChB PhD for guidance and other support. Also, we wish to thank the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for collecting these data and making it available and the BRFSS participants for providing data.
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - Aim Previous studies have demonstrated relationships between sleep and both obesity and diabetes. Additionally, exercise may improve sleep and daytime function, in addition to weight and metabolic function. The present study extends these findings by examining how general sleep-related complaints are associated with body mass index (BMI), diabetes diagnosis, and exercise in a large, nationally representative sample. Subject and methods Participants were respondents to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Sleep complaint (SC) was measured with "Over the last 2 weeks, how many days have you had trouble falling asleep or staying asleep or sleeping too much?" Daytime complaint (DC) was measured with "Over the last 2 weeks, how many days have you felt tired or had little energy?" Responses were dichotomized, with ≥6 days indicating complaint. Covariates included age, race/ethnicity, income, and education. Results Being overweight was associated with DC in women only. Obesity was significantly associated with SC and DC in women, and DC in men. Diabetes was associated with SC and DC in both genders. Any exercise in the past 30 days did not attenuate any BMI or diabetes relationships, but was independently associated with a decrease in SC and DC in both men and women. Conclusion These results suggest that for both men and women diabetes is a significant predictor of sleep and daytime complaints, and there is a relationship between obesity and sleep and complaints for women to a greater extent than men. Finally, exercise was associated with much fewer sleep and daytime complaints in both genders.
AB - Aim Previous studies have demonstrated relationships between sleep and both obesity and diabetes. Additionally, exercise may improve sleep and daytime function, in addition to weight and metabolic function. The present study extends these findings by examining how general sleep-related complaints are associated with body mass index (BMI), diabetes diagnosis, and exercise in a large, nationally representative sample. Subject and methods Participants were respondents to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Sleep complaint (SC) was measured with "Over the last 2 weeks, how many days have you had trouble falling asleep or staying asleep or sleeping too much?" Daytime complaint (DC) was measured with "Over the last 2 weeks, how many days have you felt tired or had little energy?" Responses were dichotomized, with ≥6 days indicating complaint. Covariates included age, race/ethnicity, income, and education. Results Being overweight was associated with DC in women only. Obesity was significantly associated with SC and DC in women, and DC in men. Diabetes was associated with SC and DC in both genders. Any exercise in the past 30 days did not attenuate any BMI or diabetes relationships, but was independently associated with a decrease in SC and DC in both men and women. Conclusion These results suggest that for both men and women diabetes is a significant predictor of sleep and daytime complaints, and there is a relationship between obesity and sleep and complaints for women to a greater extent than men. Finally, exercise was associated with much fewer sleep and daytime complaints in both genders.
KW - Exercise
KW - Obesity. Diabetes
KW - Sleep
KW - Sleep disturbance
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U2 - 10.1007/s10389-011-0398-2
DO - 10.1007/s10389-011-0398-2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:81255142058
SN - 0943-1853
VL - 19
SP - 463
EP - 474
JO - Journal of Public Health
JF - Journal of Public Health
IS - 5
ER -