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Review
. 2021 Jun;56(2):203-217.
doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2020.10.012. Epub 2021 Mar 10.

Sleep and Metabolic Syndrome

Eileen R Chasens  1 , Christopher C Imes  2 , Jacob K Kariuki  3 , Faith S Luyster  3 , Jonna L Morris  3 , Monica M DiNardo  4 , Cassandra M Godzik  5 , Bomin Jeon  3 , Kyeongra Yang  6
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Sleep and Metabolic Syndrome

Eileen R Chasens et al. Nurs Clin North Am. 2021 Jun.

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) refers to the clustering of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, including central adiposity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and hyperglycemia. During the past 20 years, there have been parallel and epidemic increases in MetS and impaired sleep. This article describes evidence on the association between MetS and short sleep duration, circadian misalignment, insomnia, and sleep apnea. Potential mechanisms where impaired sleep desynchronizes and worsens metabolic control and interventions to improve sleep and potentially improve MetS are presented.

Keywords: Circadian misalignment; Insomnia; Metabolic syndrome; Short sleep duration; Sleep apnea.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure C. Godzik has a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Geriatric Mental Health Services (5 T32 MH 073553) and J. Kariuki has a Diversity Supplement grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI, R01 HL131583S). All other authors have nothing to disclose.

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