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Sleep-disordered breathing and impaired glucose metabolism in normal-weight and overweight/obese individuals: the Sleep Heart Health Study.

TitleSleep-disordered breathing and impaired glucose metabolism in normal-weight and overweight/obese individuals: the Sleep Heart Health Study.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsSeicean, S, H Kirchner, L, Gottlieb, DJ, Punjabi, NM, Resnick, H, Sanders, M, Budhiraja, R, Singer, M, Redline, S
JournalDiabetes Care
Volume31
Issue5
Pagination1001-6
Date Published2008 May
ISSN1935-5548
KeywordsAged, Aged, 80 and over, Body Weight, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Glucose Intolerance, Glucose Tolerance Test, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Overweight, Polysomnography, Reference Values, Sleep Wake Disorders
Abstract<p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>To characterize the association between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), combined IFG and IGT, and occult diabetes in individuals of different body habitus.</p><p><b>RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: </b>Cross-sectional analysis of 2,588 participants (aged 52-96 years; 46% men) without known diabetes. SDB was defined as respiratory disturbance index >or=10 events/h. IFG, IGT, occult diabetes, and body weight were classified according to recent accepted guidelines. Participants with and without SDB were compared on prevalence and odds ratios for measures of impaired glucose metabolism (IGM), adjusting for age, sex, race, BMI, and waist circumference.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>SDB was observed in 209 nonoverweight and 1,036 overweight/obese participants. SDB groups had significantly higher adjusted prevalence and adjusted odds of IFG, IFG plus IGT, and occult diabetes. The adjusted odds ratio for all subjects was 1.3 (95% CI 1.1-1.6) for IFG, 1.2 (1.0-1.4) for IGT, 1.4 (1.1-2.7) for IFG plus IGT, and 1.7 (1.1-2.7) for occult diabetes.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>SDB was associated with occult diabetes, IFG, and IFG plus IGT, after adjusting for age, sex, race, BMI, and waist circumference. The magnitude of these associations was similar in nonoverweight and overweight participants. The consistency of associations across all measures of IGM and body habitus groups and the significant association between SDB and IFG plus IGT, a risk factor for rapid progression to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and mortality, suggests the importance of SDB as a risk factor for clinically important levels of metabolic dysfunction.</p>
DOI10.2337/dc07-2003
Alternate JournalDiabetes Care
PubMed ID18268072
PubMed Central IDPMC: N/A
Grant ListU01HL 53937 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL 63429 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL 63463 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL53916 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL53931 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL53934 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL53938 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL53940 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL53941 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL63429 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States