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. 2023 Sep 18;32(3):224–235. doi: 10.7570/jomes22032

Table 3.

Least squares means (95% confidence intervals) for circulating levels of fasting glucose, insulin resistance markers and blood pressure according to sleep duration in the FiLWHEL study

Variable LS means (95% CIs) (hr/day) P trend Post hoc *
< 5 5–6 7–8 > 8
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)
Multivariate adjusted 88.46 (85.48–91.55) 88.60 (86.26–91.01) 87.19 (84.92–89.51) 89.44 (85.48–93.58) 0.647
Multivariate adjusted 88.41 (85.39–91.54) 88.44 (86.09–90.85) 87.18 (84.91–89.52) 89.11 (85.15–93.25) 0.639
HbA1c (%)
Multivariate adjusted 5.46 (5.32–5.61) 5.58 (5.47–5.70) 5.46 (5.35–5.57) 5.42 (5.23–5.61) 0.282 b-c
Multivariate adjusted 5.46 (5.31–5.60) 5.57 (5.46–5.69) 5.46 (5.36–5.57) 5.40 (5.22–5.59) 0.283
Insulin (μU/mL)
Multivariate adjusted 8.68 (7.19–10.47) 9.25 (7.99–10.71) 8.68 (7.52–10.03) 10.71 (8.36–13.73) 0.524
Multivariate adjusted 8.60 (7.25–10.19) 8.97 (7.86–10.23) 8.76 (7.70–9.97) 10.09 (8.08–12.60) 0.446
HOMA-IR
Multivariate adjusted 1.89 (1.54–2.32) 2.02 (1.72–2.37) 1.87 (1.60–2.18) 2.36 (1.81–3.09) 0.610
Multivariate adjusted 1.87 (1.56–2.26) 1.96 (1.69–2.26) 1.88 (1.64–2.17) 2.22 (1.74–2.83) 0.544
HOMA-β
Multivariate adjusted 130.47 (108.76–156.52) 139.14 (120.73–160.36) 137.20 (119.31–157.78) 155.63 (122.40–197.89) 0.348
Multivariate adjusted 129.74 (109.51–153.70) 135.76 (119.04–154.83) 138.51 (121.77–157.55) 148.38 (118.92–185.14) 0.289
SBP (mmHg)
Multivariate adjusted 114.81 (110.72–119.05) 122.34 (118.94–125.83) 117.95 (114.70–121.30) 118.01 (112.57–123.71) 0.930 a-b, b-c
Multivariate adjusted 115.26 (111.30–119.37) 121.99 (118.76–125.31) 118.15 (115.06–121.33) 117.51 (112.37–122.89) 0.956 a-b
DBP (mmHg)
Multivariate adjusted 73.14 (70.16–76.25) 78.24 (75.76–80.81) 75.98 (73.58–78.46) 76.34 (72.32–80.59) 0.464 a-b
Multivariate adjusted 74.89 (72.30–77.57) 78.29 (76.02–80.43) 76.5 (74.49–78.57) 76.36 (73.01–79.87) 0.876 a-b

*Tukey’s multiple comparison analyses assessed significant pairwise differences between < 5 (a), 5–6 (b), 7–8 (c), > 8 hr/day (d) at the P < 0.05 level; Models were adjusted for age (years, continuous), education (associate vocational or less, college graduate or more), vigorous activity (yes, no), smoking (never, ever), health-related quality of life (continuous), coffee intake (< 0.5, 0.5–< 2, ≥ 2 cups/day), carbohydrate intake (g/day, continuous), and energy intake (kcal/day, continuous); Models were additionally adjusted for body mass index (≤ 23, 23–≤ 25, > 25 kg/m2).

FiLWHEL, Filipino Women’s Diet and Health Study; LS, least square; CI, confidence interval; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; HOMA-β, homeostasis model assessment of 4-cell function; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.