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. 2018 Oct 12;10:4575–4580. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S177428

Table 3.

The moderating role of long sleep duration in the relationship between cancer and DM

Variable With no interactiona Unadjustedb Fully adjustedc

OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value

Cancer 2.12 (2.04–2.21) <0.001 2.18 (2.09–2.28) <0.001 1.13 (1.07–1.18) <0.001
Long sleep (≥9 hours) 1.71 (1.64–1.79) <0.001 1.77 (1.03–1.11) <0.001 1.32 (1.26–1.39) <0.001
Interaction (long sleep × cancer) n/a n/a 0.83 (0.74–0.92) <0.001 0.88 (0.78–0.98) 0.027

Notes: Cancer, self-reported physician diagnosis of cancer (all types); long sleep, ≥9 hours of average daily sleep duration over a 24-hour period.

a

Model without interaction variable;

b

unadjusted model where covariates were not adjusted;

c

regression model that adjusted for age, sex, and race/ethnicity. Significant P<0.05; P<0.001.

Abbreviations: DM, diabetes mellitus; OR, odds ratio.