Sleep Characteristics are Associated with Risk of Treated Diabetes Among Postmenopausal Women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to determine whether sleep characteristics are associated with incidence of treated diabetes in postmenopausal individuals.

Methods

Postmenopausal participants ages 50-79 years reported sleep duration, sleep-disordered breathing, or insomnia at baseline and again in a subsample 3 years later. The primary outcome was self-reported new diagnosis of diabetes treated with oral drugs or insulin at any time after baseline. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used.

Results

In 135,964 participants followed for 18.1 (± 6.3) years, there was a nonlinear association between sleep duration and risk of treated diabetes. Participants sleeping ≤5 hours at baseline had a 21% increased risk of diabetes compared with those sleeping

SUBMITTER: LeBlanc ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11141584 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature