SynthesisFrontiers in medicine2021
Sleep Duration/Quality With Health Outcomes: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Prospective Studies.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Subjective sleep quality in association with psychosocial resources and stressors in Germany - an exploratory data analysis of the NRW Health Survey 2024.Journal of health monitoring · 2026Article
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- Sleep disruption, stress, and craving during inpatient treatment for opioid use disorder.Addictive behaviors · 2025Article
- Identification of five sleep-biopsychosocial profiles with specific neural signatures linking sleep variability with health, cognition, and lifestyle factors.PLoS biology · 2025Article
- Exploring nationwide patterns of sleep problems from late adolescence to adulthood using machine learning.Science advances · 2025Article
- Prospective associations between occupational physical activity level and sleep disturbances: a five-year follow-up study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The links between sleep health domains and male/female obesity: a nationwide survey on the Iranian general population.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Combined Effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Sleep Duration on Hypertension in Korean Adults: A Nationwide Study.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Exploring Sleep Patterns in 3,475 College Students: A Comparative Study of Geographical Location, Gender, and Age.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Article
- Heat Adaptation Benefits for Vulnerable groups In Africa (HABVIA): a study protocol for a controlled clinical heat adaptation trial.BMC public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo quantitatively evaluate the evidence of duration and quality of sleep as measured by multiple health outcomes.
methodsThis review is registered with PROSPERO, number CRD42021235587. We systematically searched three databases from inception until November 15, 2020. For each meta-analysis, the summary effect size using fixed and random effects models, the 95% confidence interval, and the 95% prediction interval were assessed; heterogeneity, evidence of small-study effects, and excess significance bias were also estimated. According to the above metrics, we evaluated the credibility of each association.
resultsA total of 85 meta-analyses with 36 health outcomes were included in the study. We observed highly suggestive evidence for an association between long sleep and an increased risk of all-cause mortality. Moreover, suggestive evidence supported the associations between long sleep and 5 increased risk of health outcomes (stroke, dyslipidaemia, mortality of coronary heart disease, stroke mortality, and the development or death of stroke); short sleep and increased risk of overweight and/or obesity; poor sleep quality and increased risk of diabetes mellitus and gestational diabetes mellitus.
conclusionsOnly the evidence of the association of long sleep with an increased risk of all-cause mortality was graded as highly suggestive. Additional studies are needed to be conducted.
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