ArticleNutrition & diabetes2013
Sleep duration and metabolic syndrome in adult populations: a meta-analysis of observational studies.
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71 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 126 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Association Between Sleep and Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Pooled it
- Sleep Duration and the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Pooled it
- Sleep Duration and Metabolic Syndrome. An Updated Dose-Risk Metaanalysis.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2015Pooled it
- A Week of Sleep Restriction Does Not Affect Nighttime Glucose Concentration in Healthy Adult Males When Slow-Wave Sleep Is Maintained.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Trial
- Improved sleep quality in older adults with insomnia reduces biomarkers of disease risk: pilot results from a randomized controlled comparative efficacy trial.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2015Trial
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- The impact of sleep duration on the incidence of new-onset chronic kidney disease in community-dwelling adults: a nationwide cohort study.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Association between adherence to Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet with sleep quality, sleep duration, inflammation, and oxidative stress among Iranian adults.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- Association of alternative healthy eating index with sleep quality among female students.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- Exploring the Influence of Napping Habits on Job Satisfaction: A Quasi-Natural Experimental Study Based on Longitudinal Data from China.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Association between the DASH dietary pattern with sleep duration and sleep quality in Iranian employees.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
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- Associations of Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Insomnia with Incident Metabolic Syndrome - The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.Nature and science of sleep · 2025Article
- Impact of sleep duration and dietary patterns on risk of metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and elderly adults: a cross-sectional study from a survey in Anhui, Eastern China.Lipids in health and disease · 2024Article
- Association between Mediterranean dietary pattern with sleep duration, sleep quality and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in Iranian adults.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Comparisons of Sleep, Demographics, and Health-Related Variables in Older Long and Average Duration Sleepers.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2023Article
- Investigation of the relationship between sleep-related parameters and metabolic syndrome (MetS) among youths in the Southeast of Iran.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2023Article
- The association of cardiometabolic disorders with sleep duration: a cross-sectional study.African health sciences · 2022Article
- Relationship between self-reported sleep duration during week-/work-days and metabolic syndrome from NHANES 2013 to 2016.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2022Article
- Association of sleep duration with sarcopenic obesity in multi-ethnic older adults: findings from the WCHAT Study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveEpidemiological studies have repeatedly investigated the association between sleep duration and metabolic syndrome. However, the results have been inconsistent. This meta-analysis aimed to summarize the current evidence from cross-sectional and prospective cohort studies that evaluated this. DATA SOURCES: Relevant studies were identified by systematically searching the PubMed, Cochrane CENTRAL, EMBASE and PsycINFO databases through November 2012 without language restriction. STUDY SELECTION: We identified 12 cross-sectional studies with 76 027 participants including 14 404 cases of metabolic syndrome, and 3 cohort studies with 2055 participants and 283 incident cases of metabolic syndrome.
resultsFor short sleep durations (<5 to 6 h), the odds ratios (OR) was 1.27 (95% confidence interval (CI)=1.10-1.48, I(2)=75.5%) in the 12 cross-sectional studies and 1.62 (95% CI=0.74-3.55, I(2)=71.4%) in the 3 cohort studies; for long sleep durations (>8 to 10 h), the OR was 1.23 (95% CI=1.02-1.49, I(2)=75.8%) in the 11 cross-sectional studies and 1.62 (95% CI=0.86-3.04, I(2)=0.0%) in the 2 cohort studies.
conclusionsShort and long sleep durations are risky behaviors for increasing the risk of metabolic syndrome and thus have important public health implications, as sleep habits are amenable to behavioral interventions. The available data are sparse, and further studies, especially longitudinal studies, are needed to facilitate a better understanding of these associations.
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