Skip to main content
. 2023 Sep 21;18(9):e0291799. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291799

Table 2. The association between sleep duration and thyroid function.

Model 1a p-value Model 2b p-value
β (95% CI) β (95% CI)
TSH(mIU/L)
Sleep duration(h) 0.056(0.023,0.089) 0.001 0.029(-0.011,0.068) 0.149
categories
 <7 h Reference Reference
 7–9 h 0.110(0.022,0.198) 0.016 -0.002(-0.108,0.103) 0.962
 >9 h 0.319(0.022,0.616) 0.036 0.328(-0.068,0.725) 0.101
p for trend 0.005 0.624
FT3(pg/mL)
Sleep duration(h) -0.021(-0.032,-0.009) <0.001 -0.017(-0.028,-0.006) 0.005
categories
 <7 h Reference Reference
 7–9 h -0.060(-0.098,-0.023) 0.002 -0.046(-0.083,-0.009) 0.016
 >9 h -0.102(-0.176,-0.027) 0.009 -0.072(-0.141,-0.002) 0.044
p for trend <0.001 0.013
FT4(ng/dL)
Sleep duration(h) 0.002(-0.001,0.006) 0.169 0.001(-0.004,0.005) 0.745
categories
 <7 h Reference Reference
 7–9 h 0.003(-0.006,0.013) 0.447 -0.002(-0.012,0.009) 0.750
 >9 h 0.027(0.001,0.054) 0.045 0.012(-0.021,0.045) 0.461
p for trend 0.192 0.935
TT3(ng/dL)
Sleep duration(h) -0.433(-1.052,0.185) 0.166 -0.244(-0.866,0.378) 0.430
categories
 <7 h Reference Reference
 7–9 h -1.594(-3.373,0.184) 0.078 -0.684(-2.385,1.017) 0.418
 >9 h -1.540(-6.769,3.688) 0.556 -2.628(-6.544,1.289) 0.181
p for trend 0.065 0.320
TT4(ug/dL)
Sleep duration(h) 0.015(-0.025,0.055) 0.449 0.020(-0.023,0.064) 0.352
categories
 <7 h Reference Reference
 7–9 h -0.007(-0.117,0.102) 0.893 0.032(-0.093,0.158) 0.601
 >9 h 0.280(0.049,0.510) 0.018 0.140(-0.109,0.389) 0.259
p for trend 0.658 0.472
TPOAb(IU/mL)
Sleep duration(h) 0.360(-2.042,2.762) 0.764 -0.554(-3.771,2.664) 0.728
categories
 <7 h Reference Reference
 7–9 h -1.565(-8.009,4.880) 0.628 -4.777(-12.091,2.536) 0.192
 >9 h -2.458(-13.876,8.961) 0.667 -1.471(-19.320,16.379) 0.867
p for trend 0.591 0.214
TgAb (IU/mL)
Sleep duration(h) 0.371(-0.415,1.157) 0.348 -0.056(-1.057,0.946) 0.910
categories
 <7 h Reference Reference
 7–9 h 0.417(-2.459,3.294) 0.772 -0.512(-3.899,2.875) 0.759
 >9 h 2.082(-7.351,11.514) 0.659 1.865(-12.566,16.296) 0.793
p for trend 0.705 0.875
Tg (ng/mL)
Sleep duration(h) -0.292(-1.271,0.687) 0.552 -0.020(-1.192,1.152) 0.973
categories
 <7 h Reference Reference
 7–9 h -0.997(-3.006,1.012) 0.323 0.076(-1.992,2.144) 0.941
 >9 h 1.044(-2.203,4.291) 0.521 0.514(-3.986,5.013) 0.817
p for trend 0.435 0.908

a Model 1: no covariates were adjusted.

b Model 2: age, gender, race/ethnicity, poverty-to-income ratio, marital, body mass index, alcohol use, smoke, urinary iodine concentration, sleep disorder(ever told doctor had trouble sleeping or ever told by doctor have sleep disorder) were adjusted.

Abbreviations: TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; FT3, free triiodothyronine; FT4, free thyroxine; TT3, total T3; TT4, total T4; TPOAb, anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody; TgAb, anti-thyroglobulin antibody; Tg, thyroglobulin.