Sleeping Duration, Napping and Snoring in Association with Diabetes Control among Patients with Diabetes in Qatar

Hiba Bawadi, Asma Al Sada, Noof Al Mansoori, Sharifa Al Mannai, Aya Hamdan, Zumin Shi and Abdelhamid Kerkadi
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Hiba Bawadi: Department of Human Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
Asma Al Sada: Department of Human Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
Noof Al Mansoori: Department of Human Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
Sharifa Al Mannai: Department of Human Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
Aya Hamdan: Department of Human Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
Zumin Shi: Department of Human Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
Abdelhamid Kerkadi: Department of Human Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 8, 1-12

Abstract: Background: Poor glycemic control is associated with chronic life-threatening complications. Several studies have revealed that sleep status is associated with glycemic control. Aim: to examine the association between sleep duration, quality and glycemic control among adults with diabetes. Methods: Data on 2500 participants aged 18–60 years were collected from the Qatar Biobank (QBB). Sleep duration and quality were assessed by a self-completed health and lifestyle questionnaire, and glycemic control was assessed using HbA1c. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between sleep duration, napping, snoring and poor glycemic control. Results: After adjusting for age and gender, sleep duration was not associated with poor glycemic control. Lack of association persisted after controlling for smoking, physical activity, education, BMI, fruit and vegetable intake, insulin and medication use. However, sleeping for long hours at night (?8 h) had a trend in increasing the risk of poor glycemic control (OR = 1.28; 95% CI: 0.94–1.74). Napping was positively associated with poor glycemic control. After adjusting for age and gender, patients who reported “sometimes, frequently, or always” napping had more than 30% increased risk of poor control as compared to patients who reported “never/rarely” napping. Snoring was not associated with poor glycemic control among the study sample when adjusted for age and gender ( p = 0.61). Other factors were found to be associated with a better glycemic control such as female, high educational and high physical activity level. Conclusions: our results suggest that napping may be an independent risk factor for a poor glycemic control in diabetes; further investigations are required.

Keywords: diabetes; sleep; Qatar biobank (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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