Sleep insufficiency and incident diabetes mellitus among indigenous and minority populations in Greece

• Published in: Sleep science (São Paulo, SP ) SP ), 2021-01, Vol.14 (S 02), p.101-110
• Main Authors: Matziridis, Anestis, Tsiptsios, Dimitrios, Manolis, Apostolos, Ouranidis, Andreas, Triantafyllis, Andreas S, Tsamakis, Konstantinos, Serdari, Aspasia, Leontidou, Eleni, Terzoudi, Aikaterini, Dragioti, Elena, Steiropoulos, Paschalis, Tripsianis, Gregory
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Original
• ISSN: 1984-0659; 1984-0063; 1984-0063
• DOI: 10.5935/1984-0063.20200081

Objective To investigate the potential association between sleep pathology and diabetes mellitus (DM) using self-reported questionnaires. Material and Methods 957 adults aged between 19 and 86 years old were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Multistage stratified cluster sampling was used and subjects were classified into three groups [short (8h) sleep duration]. Individuals were classified as diabetics if they responded positively to the questions: “Have you ever been told that you are diabetic or have high blood sugar by a health professional?” or “Are you on antidiabetic medication?”. Sleep quality, utilizing Epworth sleepiness scale, Athens insomnia scale, Pittsburgh sleep quality index and Berlin questionnaire, was also examined. Results DM prevalence was higher among expatriated and Muslim Greeks (23.1% and 18.7%, respectively) compared to indigenous Greek Christians (4.4%). DM prevalence was significantly associated with short sleep duration (aOR=2.82, p