Open AccessType 2 diabetes affects sleep quality by disrupting the respiratory function
Author(s) -
Colbay Gulcan,
Cetin Mustafa,
Colbay Mehmet,
Berker Dilek,
Guler Serdar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.949
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1753-0407
pISSN - 1753-0393
DOI - 10.1111/1753-0407.12225
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , body mass index , type 2 diabetes , postprandial , blood pressure , respiratory system , oxygen saturation , endocrinology , oxygen , chemistry , organic chemistry
Background The effects of diabetes on the respiratory system were investigated with arterial blood gas, sleep quality index and respiratory functions tests. Methods Fifty‐three patients with type II diabetes and 41 healthy cases were included. Their biochemical data, demographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements and echocardiographic findings were collected from polyclinic records. Respiratory function tests were performed for all subjects and P ittsburgh S leep Q uality I ndex questionnaire was conducted. Aforementioned data were compared between these two groups. Results The age, body weight and body mass index were similar but oxygen pressure, oxygen saturation, forced vital capacity ( FVC ; %), and sleep quality were decreased in patients with diabetes. Sleep quality was correlated with the presence of diabetes and hypertension, duration of diabetes, fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels, homeostasis model of assessment‐insulin resistance, G lycosylated hemoglobin levels, and FVC . Half of the diabetic patients exhibited respiratory failure during sleep. Especially diabetic patients with autonomic neuropathy, experienced a more severe and prolonged decrease in oxygen saturation. Conclusions Blood gas, respiratory functions and sleep quality, which need to be evaluated as a whole, were affected in patients with diabetes. Assessment of sleep and its quality requires special attention in patients with diabetes.