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Sleep duration and patterns in Chinese patients with diabetes: A meta-analysis of comparative studies and
Fei Wang1,2, Ines H I Chow2, Lu Li3
1Guangdong Mental Health Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Province, China.
Purpose:
A meta-analysis on sleep duration and patterns in patients with diabetes in China.
Design And Methods:
Two investigators independently carried out a systematic literature search in both international and Chinese databases.
Findings:
A total of 47 studies with 98 911 patients were included. The pooled mean sleep duration was 7.15 hours/day in patients with diabetes and 7.49 hours/day in healthy controls. The estimated percentage of short sleep duration of less than 6 hours/day was 23.0% in patients with diabetes and 12.3% in healthy controls, while the proportion of short sleep duration of less than 7 hours/day was 38.0% in patients with diabetes and 14.1% in healthy controls.
Practice Implications:
Short sleep duration was common in Chinese patients with diabetes.
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