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. 2022 Sep 14;22:228. doi: 10.1186/s12902-022-01138-9

Table 4.

Longitudinal analysis of sleep duration and insomnia with the risk of metabolic syndrome and its components using generalized estimating equation models

MetS Waist > 88 cm Hypertension
Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2
Average sleep hours OR (95%CI) OR (95%CI) OR (95%CI) OR (95%CI) a OR (95%CI) OR (95%CI) a
 < 6 1.11 (0.83–1.53) 0.98 (0.70–1.37) 1.06 (0.75–1.49) 1.04 (0.74–1.48) 1.41 (1.03–1.92) 1.35 (1.01–1.91)
 6- < 7 1.16 (0.90–1.49) 1.11 (0.86–1.42) 0.92 (0.70–1.20) 0.85 (0.65–1.11) 1.26 (0.99- 1.61) 1.24 (0.97–1.58)
 7- < 8 ref ref ref ref ref ref
 8- < 9 1.14 (0.82–1.59) 1.13 (0.82–1.59) 0.62 (0.41–0.93) 0.62 (0.41–0.94) 1.05 (0.75–1.45) 1.02 (0.73–1.42)
 ≥ 9 0.62 (0.22–1.78) 0.68 (0.23–1.90) 0.40 (0.11–1.42) 0.43 (0.12–1.54) 1.00 (0.41–2.45) 1.09 (0.45–2.66)
 > 2 h increase 1.27 (0.74–2.18) 1.15 (0.67–2.00) 0.83 (0.40–1.70) 0.82 (0.40–1.69) 1.22 (0.68–2.19) 1.20 (0.66–2.17)
 > 2 h decrease 1.62 (1.00–2.62) 1.47 (0.90–2.37) 0.55 (0.25–1.20) 0.55 (0.25–1.21) 1.41 (0.83–2.38) 1.39 (0.82–2.37)
Quality of sleep over time
 Stable restful ref ref ref ref ref ref
 Restful to insomnia 1.44 (1.04–1.99) 1.40 (1.01–1.94) 1.04 (0.70–1.53) 1.07 (0.72–1.59) 1.26 (0.91–1.74) 1.27 (0.91–1.77)
 Insomnia to restful 1.16 (0.84–1.61) 1.14 (0.82–1.58) 1.34 (0.95–1.89) 1.28 (0.90–1.82) 0.81 (0.57–1.14) 0.80 (0.57–1.14)
 Persistent insomnia 1.39 (1.07–1.82) 1.31 (0.99–1.73) 1.18 (0.86–1.61) 1.05 (0.75–1.47) 1.12 (0.87–1.46) 1.10 (0.84–1.46)
Fasting glucose ≥ 100 mg/dL Triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dL HDL < 50 mg/dL
Average sleep hours OR (95%CI) OR (95%CI) a OR (95%CI) OR (95%CI) a OR (95%CI) OR (95%CI) a
 < 6 1.47 (0.87–2.49) 1.19 (0.90–1.59) 0.85 (0.62–1.17) 0.79 (0.57–1.09) 1.17 (0.81–1.68) 1.06 (0.73–153)
 6- < 7 1.10 (0.77–1.57) 1.06 (0.85–1.32) 0.92 (0.73–1.16) 0.89 (0.70–1.13) 1.28 (0.97–169) 1.26 (0.96–1.66)
 7- < 8 ref ref ref ref ref ref
 8- < 9 0.97 (0.64–1.44) 1.09 (0.81–1.47) 0.88 (0.63–1.22) 0.88 (0.63–1.22) 1.23 (0.85–1.77) 1.26 (0.87–1.82)
 ≥ 9 1.09 (0.42–2.85) 1.46 (0.71–3.03) 0.56 (0.21–1.51) 0.56 (0.21–1.51) 1.19 (0.46–3.04) 1.26 (0.49–3.24)
 > 2 h increase 1.13 (0.62–2.06) 0.94 (0.57–1.56) 1.37 (0.84–2.23) 1.32 (0.81–2.15) 0.90 (0.44–1.85) 0.92 (0.45–1.90)
 > 2 h decrease 0.92 (0.54–1.55) 0.96 (0.60–1.54) 0.98 (0.59–1.62) 0.98 (0.59–1.62) 1.37 (0.77–2.43) 1.26 (0.70–2.29)
Quality of sleep over time
 Stable restful ref ref ref ref ref ref
 Restful to insomnia 1.22 (0.92–1.61) 1.24 (0.93–1.65) 1.51 (1.10–2.06) 1.48 (1.08–2.03) 1.07 (0.73–1.57) 1.00 (0.68–1.47)
 Insomnia to restful 1.21 (0.92–1.58) 1.20 (0.91–1.58) 0.92 (0.67–1.26) 0.92 (0.67–1.27) 0.99 (0.68–1.43) 1.06 (0.72–1.54)
 Persistent insomnia 1.21 (0.95–1.53) 1.21 (0.94–1.56) 0.96 (0.73–1.26) 0.96 (0.73–1.26) 1.28 (0.95–1.72) 1.25 (0.91–1.71)

Abbreviations: OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, MetS metabolic syndrome, HDL high density lipoproteins 

Model1 adjusted for age, ethnicity, and study participation

Model 2 adjusted as model 1 plus clinical trial arm, educational level, hormone therapy use, smoking status, pack-years of smoking, alcohol intake, physical activity, coffee intake, depression, age at menopause, and marital status (see Table 2 for details)