Table 2.
Overview of included studies examining the relationship between sleep and reproductive hormones in premenopausal women
| Author | Year | Type of study | Sample size (n) | Method of sleep disorder assessment | Method of hormone measurement | Duration of data acquisition | Multiple measurements | Overall ratinga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffmann et al [44] | 1978 | Cross-sectional | 15 | Polysomnography, questionnaires | Blood | 1 menstrual cycle | Yes | Fair |
| Hicks and Cavanaugh [54] | 1982 | Cross-sectional | 49 | Sleep logs, questionnaires | — | 2 complete menstrual cycles | No | Poor |
| Stahl et al [55] | 1985 | Cross-sectional | 11 | Polysomnography | Blood | 1 menstrual cycle | Yes | Fair |
| Parry et al [56] | 1989 | Case-control | 16 | Sleep EEG, daily sleep logs | Blood | 1 menstrual cycle | Yes | Fair |
| Lee et al [57] | 1990 | Cross-sectional | 17 | Polysomnography, diary | Saliva | 1 menstrual cycle | Yes | Fair |
| Ishizuka et al [58] | 1994 | Cross-sectional | 5 | Polysomnography | Blood | 1 menstrual cycle | Yes | Fair |
| Armitage and Yonkers [59] | 1994 | Case study | 1 | Polysomnography, sleep diary | Blood | 1 menstrual cycle | Yes | Fair |
| Huerta et al [60] | 1995 | Cross-sectional | 151 | Questionnaires | Blood | Not stated | Yes | Fair |
| Driver et al [61] | 1996 | Cross-sectional | 9 | Polysomnography, questionnaires | Blood, urine | 32-36 days | Yes | Good |
| Lee et al [62] | 2000 | Cohort | 8 | Polysomnography | Blood | 2 consecutive nights | Yes | Good |
| Baker et al [63] | 2001 | Cross-sectional | 19 | Polysomnography, questionnaires | Blood | 6-month period | Yes | Fair |
| Baker et al [64] | 2001 | Cross-sectional | 16 | Polysomnography, questionnaires | Blood | 3-month period | Yes | Fair |
| Touzet et al [65] | 2002 | Cross-sectional | 106 | Questionnaires | Urine | 1-4 consecutive menstrual cycles | Yes | Fair |
| Baker and Driver [66] | 2004 | Cross-sectional | 26 | Questionnaires, sleep-diaries | Urine | 1 month | No | Fair |
| Kravitz et al [67] | 2005 | Cross-sectional | 630 | Questionnaire | Urine | 1 menstrual cycle | Yes | Fair |
| Hall et al [68] | 2005 | Cross-sectional | 11 | Polysomnography | Blood | 40 hours protocol | Yes | Fair |
| D'Ambrosio et al [69] | 2005 | Pre-Post | 12 | Polysomnography | Blood | 5 weeks | No | Fair |
| Hachul et al [70] | 2010 | Cross-sectional | 931 | Polysomnography, questionnaire | — | Not stated | No | Fair |
| Baker et al [71] | 2012 | Cross-sectional | 36 | Polysomnography, questionnaires | Blood, urine | 1 menstrual cycle | Yes | Fair |
| Hachul et al [72] | 2013 | Cross-sectional | 297 | Polysomnography, questionnaires | Blood | 6-month period | No | Fair |
| Sharkey et al [73] | 2014 | Cross-sectional | 27 | Polysomnography | Blood, urine | 1 menstrual cycle | Yes | Fair |
| Li et al [74] | 2015 | Cross-sectional | 19 | Actigraphy, self-report | Urine | 42 days | Yes | Fair |
| De Zambotti et al [75] | 2015 | Cross-sectional | 44 | Polysomnography, questionnaire | Blood | 1 month | No | Fair |
| Bezerra et al [76] | 2020 | Cross-sectional | 1286 | Questionnaires | — | 6-month period | No | Fair |
a
as rated by the NIH Quality Assessment Tools.