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Volume 5, Issue Supplement 1, December 2015, Pages S35 - S43

Prevalence of self-reported sleep duration and sleep habits in type 2 diabetes patients in South Trinidad

Authors
Rishi Ramtahala, b, *, rishi950@gmail.com, Claude Khana, Kavita Maharaj-Khana, Sriram Nallamothua, Avery Hindsb, d, Andrew Dhanoob, e, Hsin-Chieh Yehb, c, Felicia Hill-Briggsb, c, Mariana Lazob, c
aSouth West Regional Health Authority, Trinidad and Tobago
bTrinidad and Tobago Health Sciences Initiative, Johns Hopkins Medicine International and Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
cDepartment of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
dCommunicable Diseases and Emergency Response Department, Surveillance, Disease-Prevention and Control Division, Caribbean Public Health Agency, Trinidad and Tobago
eDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
*Corresponding author at: #10 Chincuna Gardens, Chin Chin Rd, Cunupia 520128, Trinidad and Tobago. Tel.: +1 868 765 2114.
Corresponding Author
Rishi Ramtahalrishi950@gmail.com
Received 7 November 2014, Revised 24 April 2015, Accepted 10 May 2015, Available Online 11 June 2015.
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2015.05.003How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Sleep disorders; Excessive daytime sleepiness; Short sleep; Poor sleep quality
Abstract

The present study aims to determine the prevalence of self-reported sleep duration and sleep habits and their associated factors in patients with type 2 diabetes in Trinidad. This was a cross-sectional multicenter study. There were 291 patients with type 2 diabetes studied. Sleep habits were assessed using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey sleep disorder questionnaire. Demographic, anthropometric and biochemical data were also collected. The sample had a mean age of 58.8 years; 66.7% were female. The mean BMI was 28.9 kg/m2. The prevalence of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) was 11.3%. The prevalence of patients with short sleep (⩽6 h) was 28.5%. The prevalence of patients with poor sleep was 63.9%. Poor sleep was associated with age, intensive anti-diabetic treatment and longer duration of diabetes. Short sleep was associated with intensive anti-diabetic treatment and BMI, while EDS was associated with increased BMI. In a sample of patients with type 2 diabetes, a high prevalence of self-reported sleep duration and unhealthy sleep habits was found. There needs to be an increased awareness of sleep conditions in adults with type 2 diabetes by doctors caring for these patients.

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S35 - S43
Publication Date
2015/06/11
ISSN (Online)
2210-6014
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2210-6006
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2015.05.003How to use a DOI?
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© 2015 Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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