Napping Is Associated with Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Hubert Lam,
Chao Qiang Jiang,
G. Neil Thomas,
Teresa Arora,
Wei Sen Zhang,
Shahrad Taheri,
Peymané Adab,
TH Lam,
Kar Keung Cheng
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.1093/sleep/33.3.402
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , cohort , biobank , odds ratio , cohort study , excessive daytime sleepiness , cross sectional study , impaired fasting glucose , type 2 diabetes mellitus , gerontology , impaired glucose tolerance , endocrinology , insomnia , psychiatry , sleep disorder , bioinformatics , biology , pathology
Intentional napping is very common, particularly in China. However, there are limited data regarding its potential health effects. We therefore examined the possible relationship between napping and type 2 diabetes.
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