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Ayla Cagliyan Turk1, Dilek Eker Buyuksireci1, Ender Erden1
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Hitit University, Corum, Turkey.
Background:
We aimed to assess the sleep quality and the relationship between sleep and fatigue and quality of life in female lipedema patients.
Methods And Results:
A total of 52 patients with lipedema (Group 1) and 40 healthy control subjects (Group 2) were enrolled. The type and stage of lipedema were recorded for Group 1. The quality of sleep was assessed by using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) was used for assessing fatigue. Quality of life was assessed with the World Health Organization Quality of Life. The mean age of the patient group was 45.26 ± 9.81, whereas it was 42.10 ± 6.36 years in the control group (p > 0.05). The mean body mass index was 30.23 ± 4.70 in Group 1 and 28.55 ± 4.14 in Group 2 (p > 0.05). The total PSQI score was 10 (range: 7-12.75) in Group 1 and 8 (range: 5-10) in Group 2 (p < 0.05). There was no difference between the groups in terms of FSS. In the assessment of quality of life, only the physical function domain was significantly poorer in Group 1 than in Group 2 (p < 0.05). Physical function was correlated with subjective sleep quality, sleep disorder, and daytime dysfunction; fatigue was correlated with sleep disorder, daytime dysfunction, and use of sleep medications (p < 0.05). There was a correlation between the total PSQI score and physical functioning and fatigue (p < 0.05).
Conclusion:
Female patients with lipedema have poor sleep quality and decreased quality of life. Sleep disturbance is associated with both physical function and fatigue. Quality of sleep should be questioned in every assessment of patients with lipedema.
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