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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Oct;24(5):687–702. doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2010.07.005

Table 2. Impact of total (upper panel) and partial sleep deprivation (lower panel) on appetite regulation.

OGTT: Oral Glucose Tolerance Test.

SUBJECTS STUDY CONDITIONS CHANGES WITH SLEEP DEPRIVATION
Time in bed Caloric intake Weight Leptin Ghrelin Hunger Caloric intake
Total sleep deprivation

Simon et al. 1998 [40] 7 men
21-25 yo
BMI 22.2 ± 0.6 kg/m2
8h in bed (23:00-07:00)
vs.
Total sleep deprivation followed by daytime 8h in bed
24h continuous enteral nutrition n/a ⇓ during night n/a n/a n/a

Mullington et al. 2003 [41] 10 men
22-37 yo
BMI 20-34.5 kg/m2
3 × 8h in bed + recovery
vs.
88h total sleep deprivation
3 meals + optional evening snack /24h vs 4 meals + optional evening snack /24h ⇓ during night n/a n/a n/a

Dzaja et al. 2004 [43] 10 men
28 ± 3 yo
BMI 20.5 - 29.5 kg/m2
10h in bed
vs.
Total sleep deprivation
Matched standardized meals (1800 kcal/24h) n/a n/a ⇓ during night n/a n/a

Schmid et al. 2007 [16] 10 men
20-40 yo
BMI 20.7-25 kg/m2
1 × 7h sleep
vs.
1 × 0h sleep
No food from 21:00 to hypoglycemic clamp n/a n/a n/a n/a

Partial sleep deprivation

Guilleminault et al. 2003 [54] 8 men
18-25 yo
BMI 22.9 ± 0.7 kg/m2
1 × ad lib + 2 × 8.5h in bed
vs.
7 × 4h in bed
Standardized diet n/a n/a n/a n/a

Spiegel et al. 2004 [19] 11 men
22 ± 1 yo
BMI 23.4 ± 0.5 kg/m2
6 × 12h in bed
vs.
6 × 4h in bed
Matched meals on the day preceding and on the day of blood sampling n/a n/a n/a

Spiegel et al. 2004 [44] 12 men
22 ± 2 yo
lBMI 23.6 ± 2 kg/m2
2 × 10h in bed
vs.
2 × 4h in bed
Matched diner on the second night / Matched glucose infusion during blood sampling n/a

Schmid et al. 2008 [55] 9 men
20-40 yo
BMI 20.7-25.0 kg/m2
1 × 7h sleep vs. 1 × 4.5h sleep vs. 1 × 0h sleep No food from 21:00 to single morning blood draw n/a n/a

Bosy-Westphal et al. 2008 [28] 14 women
23-38 yo
BMI 20-36.6 kg/m2
2 × >8h (9h sleep)
vs.
7h, 6h, 6h, 4h (5.5h sleep)
ad lib diet prior to OGTT ⇑ +0.4 kg ⇑ + 20% by dietary records

Schmid et al. 2009 [31] 10 men
20-40 yo
BMI 20.7-25.0 kg/m2
1 × 7h sleep vs. 1 × 4.5h sleep No food from 21:00 to hypoglycemic clamp n/a n/a n/a n/a

Schmid et al. 2009 [50] 15 men
20-40 yo
BMI 22.9 ± 0.3 kg/m2
2 × 8h15 in bed
vs.
2 × 4h15 in bed
Uncontrolled food intake until the morning of the 2nd night when blood sampling was initiated and ad lib food offered n/a ⇑ 60% more than usual in both sleep conditions

Tasali et al. 2009 [74] 10 men and women
18-28 yo
BMI 20-25 kg/m2
4 × 8.5h in bed
vs.
4 × 4.5h in bed
Matched meals /ad lib buffet at the end n/a n/a n/a ⇑ during ad lib buffet

Nedeltcheva et al. 2009 [48] 5 women, 6 men
34-49 yo
BMI 24-29 kg/m2
14 × 8.5h in bed
vs.
14 × 5.5h in bed
ad lib diet /identical meals on the blood sampling day Similar ⇑ in both sleep conditions n/a ⇑ snacks

Brondel et al. 2010 [46] 12 men
18-29 yo
BMI 19-24.6 kg/m2
1 × 4h in bed
vs.
1 × 8h in bed
Similar food intake the day before sleep restriction. Ad libitum food intake after sleep restriction. n/a n/a n/a

Omisade et al. 2010 [52] 15 women
18-25 yo
BMI 18.3-51.9 kg/m2
2 × 10h in bed
vs.
1 × 3h in bed
Matched meals n/a n/a n/a

van Leeuwen et al. 2010 [34] 15 men
19 - 29 yo
BMI 23.3 ± 2.7 kg/m2
2 × 8h in bed
vs.
5 × 4h in bed
Matched meals and snacks /+ one more snack (fruit; 50kcal) at 0:30 during sleep restriction n/a n/a n/a

Simpson et al. 2010 [51] 136 men and women
22 – 45 yo
BMI 17.7 – 32.6 kg/m2
2 × 10h in bed
vs.
5 × 4h in bed
Ad libitum food access n/a n/a n/a n/a