Abstract
Objective
Our objective was to evaluate the association between habitual daytime napping and
the prevalence of metabolic syndrome.
Materials and Methods
We conducted a population-based study of 8,547 subjects aged 40 years or older. Metabolic syndrome was defined according to a harmonized definition
from a joint statement and the recommended thresholds for the Chinese population.
Information about sleep duration was self-reported.
Results
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the no daytime napping group, the 0 to 1 hour daytime napping group and the more than 1 hour daytime napping group were 35.0%, 36.0% and 44.5% among the females (P < 0.0001). Increased daytime napping hours were positively associated with parameters
of metabolic syndrome in the female subjects, including waist circumference, systolic
blood pressure, triglycerides and fasting plasma glucose (P < 0.05 for all). Multivariate adjusted logistic regression analysis revealed that, compared
to the no habitual daytime napping females, napping for more than 1 hour was independently associated with an increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome
(odds ratio 1.39, 95% confidence interval, 1.13–1.72). Compared to the female subjects
in the no daytime napping group, those habitually napped for more than 1 hour exhibited 46% and 26% increases in the prevalence of central obesity and hypertriglyceridemia
(all P < 0.05). No statistically significant associations were detected between daytime napping
hours and metabolic syndrome among the male subjects.
Conclusion
Daytime napping is associated with an increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome in
middle-aged non-obese Chinese women.
Abbreviations:
MET-h/week (metabolic equivalent hours per week), BMI (body-mass index), WC (waist circumference), FPG (fasting plasma glucose), HbA1c (Hemoglobin), TG (triglycerides), TC (total cholesterol), HDL-C (high-density lipoprotein cholesterol), LDL-C (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol), HOMA-IR (homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance), SBP (systolic blood pressure), DBP (diastolic blood pressure), SD (standard deviation), ORs (odds ratios), CI (confidence intervals)Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 15, 2014
Accepted:
August 8,
2014
Received:
March 15,
2014
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