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Relation between sleep quality and glycemic control among type 2 diabetic patients Cover

Relation between sleep quality and glycemic control among type 2 diabetic patients

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|Mar 2023

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Table 1.

Sleep quality components among patients in the study sample (n = 125).

Sleep (PSQI)Mean ± SDMedian
Subjective sleep quality2.5 ± 0.82
Sleep latency2.2 ± 0.72
Sleep duration4.0 ± 0.70
Sleep efficiency1.3 ± 0.91
Sleep disturbance2.4–0.62
Use of sleeping Medications0.4 ± 0.80
Daytime dysfunction2.1 ± 0.82
Total PSQI11.3 ± 3.211

1 Note: PSQI, Pittsburgh sleep quality index; SD, standard deviation.

Table 2.

Sleep quality score among patients in the study sample (n = 125).

Sleep quality (PSQI) scoreFrequency%
Good (<5)    4  3.2
Poor (≥5)12196.8

1 Note: PSQI, Pittsburgh sleep quality index.

Table 3.

Best fitting multiple linear regression model for PSQI score.

ItemsUnstandardized coefficientsStandardized coefficientst-testP-value95% CI for B
BStd. ErrorLowerUpper
Constant−0.341.96−0.173  0.863−4.223.54
Female gender  3.210.80  0.43  4.009<0.001  1.624.79
Income10.910.53  0.29  3.613<0.001  0.862.95
Duration of DM  0.110.06  0.15  1.856  0.066−0.010.23
Oral + insulin  0.830.46  0.15  1.815  0.072−0.081.73
Smoking  2.141.03  0.22  2.079  0.040  0.104.18
Dyslipidemia  0.980.53  0.15  1.859  0.066−0.062.03

1 Note: r-square = 0.27; Model ANOVA: F = 7.36, P < 0.001; Variables entered and excluded: age, education, job, marital status, residence, family history.

1 ANOVA, analysis of variance; CI, confidence interval; DM, diabetes mellitus; PSQI, Pittsburgh sleep quality index.

Table 4.

glycemic control level among patients in the study sample (n = 125).

Glycated Hb (HbA1c)Frequency%
<7.0  12  9.6
≥7.011390.4

1 Note: Range: 6.9–8.0; Mean ± SD: 7.7 ± 0.5; Median: 8.

1 HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin A1c; SD, standard deviation.

Table 5.

Best fitting multiple linear regression model for the HbA1c level.

ItemsUnstandardized coefficientsStandardized coefficientst-testP-value95% CI for B
BStd. ErrorLowerUpper
Constant  7.67  0.6811.218  0.000  6.32  9.03
Income  0.74  0.38  0.17  1.944  0.054−0.01  1.50
Duration of DM  0.08  0.04  0.16  1.786  0.077−0.01  0.16
Smoking  1.10  0.57  0.17  1.930  0.056−0.03  2.23
Female gender−1.31  0.45−0.26−2.924  0.004−2.20−0.42
PSQI score  0.16  0.06  0.24  2.678  0.008  0.04  0.28

1 Note: r-square = 0.10; Model ANOVA: F = 3.38, P = 0.020; Variables entered and excluded: age, gender, education, job, marital status, residence, treatment type, family history.

1 ANOVA, analysis of variance; CI, confidence interval; DM, diabetes mellitus; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin A1c; PSQI, Pittsburgh sleep quality index.

Table 6.

Best fitting multiple logistic regression model for the control of DM.

ItemsWaldDfP-valueOR95.0% CI for OR
UpperLower
Constant2.36610.12413.246
Controlled Hypertension4.89810.027  9.0811.28764.071
PSQI score8.87610.003  0.5920.420  0.836

1 Note: Nagelkerke R square: 0.372; Hosmer and Lemeshow Test: P = 0.991; Omnibus Tests of Model Coefficients: P < 0.001. DM, diabetes mellitus; CI, confidence level; PSQI, Pittsburgh sleep quality index.

Table 7.

Relations between PSQI scores of the good glycemic and poor glycemic control patients.

PSQIDiabetes (HbA1c)Mann–Whitney testP-value
good glycemic control (<7)Poor glycemic control (≥7)
Mean ± SDMedianMean ± SDMedian
Sleep efficiency  0.8 ± 1.0  0.50  1.4 ± 0.9  1.00  3.99    0.046*
Sleep duration  0.2 ± 0.4  0.00  0.4 ± 0.8  0.00  1.380.24
Sleep disturbance  2.0 ± 0.7  2.00  2.5 ± 0.6  3.00  5.03  0.02*
Sleep latency  1.8 ± 0.8  2.00  2.2 ± 0.7  2.00  2.470.12
Subjective sleep quality  2.0 ± 0.4  2.00  2.5 ± 0.8  2.00  4.68  0.03*
Use of sleeping medications  0.3 ± 0.9  0.00  0.4 ± 0.8  0.00  1.200.27
Daytime dysfunction  1.4 ± 0.7  1.00  2.2 ± 0.7  2.0011.16    0.001*
Total PSQI  8.5 ± 3.0  8.5011.6 ± 3.112.00  8.47    0.004*

1 Note: HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin A1c; PSQI, Pittsburgh sleep quality index; SD, standard deviation.

Table 8.

Relation between glycemic control and sleep quality.

Sleep quality (PSQI)Diabetes control (HbA1c)χ2 testP-value
Good glycemic controlPoor glycemic control
No.%No.%
Good (<5)375.0125.0
Poor (≥5)9  7.411292.6Fisher0.003*

1 Note: HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin A1c; PSQI, Pittsburgh sleep quality index.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2023-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 115 - 124
Submitted on: Jun 28, 2022
Accepted on: Sep 29, 2022
Published on: Mar 20, 2023
Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2023 Asmaa Ali Elsayed Ali, published by Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
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