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Sex-specific association of sleep duration with subclinical indicators of metabolic diseases among asymptomatic adults

Lipids in Health and Disease volume 21, Article number: 16 (2022) Cite this article

Abstract

Background

Accumulating evidence suggests sleep duration may be involved in metabolic regulation. However, studies regarding the association with the early stage of the metabolic disease are limited, and the findings were inconsistent.

Methods

A study among 4922 asymptomatic adults was conducted based on a Chinese national survey in 2009. The early stage of metabolic diseases was evaluated using three proxies: triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (TG/HDL-C), the product of triglyceride and fasting glucose (TyG), and lipid accumulation product (LAP). Multivariable linear and logistic regression models were used to explore the associations of sleep duration with the three indicators.

Results

The linear regression models revealed that, among females, sleep duration <7 h per day, compared with 7-9 h, was associated with an increased value of LAP and TyG by 25.232% (95%CI: 10.738%, 41.623%) and 0.104 (95%CI: 0.024, 0.185), respectively, in the crude model. The effects were attenuated but remained significant for LAP (11.405%; 95%CI: 1.613%, 22.262%). Similarly, the logistic regression models further found that sleep duration <7 h per day could increase the risk of elevated LAP (OR: 1.725, 95CI%:1.042, 2.856) after adjusting for multiple covariates. By contrast, no associations were found among males.

Conclusions

Short sleep duration was associated with subclinical indicators of metabolic diseases, and females were more susceptible to the association.

Background

Sleep is critically important in an individual’s physiological function maintenance, making it a potential modifiable candidate in health promotion and disease prevention. As suggested by an increasing number of studies, sleep may be involved in metabolic rhythm and glucose metabolism [1, 2]. Sleep duration is the core parameter of sleep, while it is easily disturbed by various factors, including physical and psychosocial factors, etc. [3, 4]. The health risk caused by abnormal sleep duration has been a public concern [5, 6]. Epidemiological data have reported the associations of sleep duration with clinical metabolic diseases such as diabetes [7], hypertension [8], and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) [9]. However, the short or long sleep duration may also be the consequence of comorbidities, such as depression, which may confound the relationship between sleep duration and outcomes. Therefore, it is essential to explore the relationship between sleep duration and early-stage indicators among asymptomatic participants who are less likely to be affected by drug use or comorbidities.

Clinical metabolic-related diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, and CVD, are the leading cause of death among middle-aged and older populations worldwide. Dyslipidemia is one of the most indisputable risk factors [10, 11]. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses based on clinical trials suggest that managing dyslipidemia could directly reduce the CVD risk [12]. Therefore, it is a prerequisite to determine the appropriate evaluation index of dyslipidemia, representing the subclinical state of metabolic diseases. In recent years, several novel indexes, such as triglyceride (TG) to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio (TG/HDL-C) [13, 14], the product of triglyceride and fasting glucose (TyG) [15], and lipid accumulation product (LAP) [16], were found to be good predictors of subsequent metabolic diseases. They have been recommended as early clinical surrogate markers of metabolic diseases. Data from Mexico reported that TG/HDL≥3.0 could strongly predict prediabetes among women aged 40-60 years [17]. A Korean study proposed 8.81 as the optimal cut-off value of TyG to screen early-stage metabolic diseases [18]. Similarly, higher than the 75th percentile of LAP value could effectively predict metabolic diseases, as suggested by a study in China [19].

To date, quite a few studies estimated the association of sleep with these novel indexes; the existing data mainly focused on obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) [20,21,22,23], and the association between sleep duration and these subclinical indicators is almost a blank. To date, only one study conducted in Korea found that participants who slept >8 h and 7-8 h could increase the risk of higher LAP [24]. Therefore, this study aims to explore the association of sleep duration with subclinical indicators of metabolic diseases, including TG/HDL-C, TyG, and LAP among asymptomatic participants. Considering the notable sex differences in metabolic disease risk [25], the analyses were conducted stratified by sex.

Methods

Study design

The current study used data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), a national survey conducted from1989. The available data, including both sleep duration and clinical detection, was only in 2009. This work was approved by the institutional review committees of the National Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Ministry of Health before the recruitment of participants. A written consent form was signed for each participant before participating in this study.

Measurements of sleep duration and the subclinical indicators of metabolic disease

Sleep duration was measured by the question “How many hours each day do you usually sleep, including daytime and nighttime (hours)?”. According to the joint consensus statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society, sleep duration of 7-8 h per day is recommended for adults, and sleep duration <7 h or ≥9 h may increase the risk of adverse health conditions [5]. In the current study, sleep duration was classified into three groups: <7 h, 7-9 h, and ≥9 h.

Fasting blood samples were collected by trained technicians and transferred to the national central lab for detection. Fast plasma glucose (FPG) was measured by the GOD-PAP method (Randox Laboratories Ltd, UK). TG and HDL-C were tested using GPO-PAP and the enzymatic method (Kyowa, Japan), respectively. Hypersensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) was determined by the immunoturbidimetric method (Denka Seiken, Japan reagents). Inflammation was defined as hs-CRP >2 mg/L based on its relationship with a higher risk of CVD in China [26].

The subclinical indicators were calculated referring to the following formula: TG/HDL-C: TG (mg/dL)/HDL-C (mg/dL); LAP: [waist circumference (WC) - 65] × [TG (mmol/L)] for males or [WC - 58] × [TG (mmol/L)] for females; TyG: ln [TG (mg/dL) ×FBG (mg/dL)/2] [14]. Currently, there were no recommended criteria to cut the three indicators into normal vs. elevated groups, and most studies used the upper quantile value to define elevated value [19, 27]. The participants were apparently healthy in this study, so the 90th quantile was chosen. The elevated TG/HDL-C, LAP, and TyG were defined as >6.30, >70.03, and >9.43 for males, respectively; and >4.58, >65.48. and >9.25 for females, respectively.

Covariates

Height, weight, and WC, and blood pressure were measured according to standard protocol, and detailed methods have been introduced in previous studies [14]. Blood pressure was measured by trained technicians in triplicate, and the averaged value was used in analyses. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated as weight (kilograms) divided by height (meters) square. Leisure-time physical activity (PA) per week was calculated by multiplying the time spent in each activity (hours) by metabolic equivalents for that activity. Thus, the total leisure-time PA was expressed as the sum of metabolic equivalent hours for all leisure time activities [28]. Sedentary time per day was calculated based on screen exposure time (video games, joining chat rooms, surfing the internet, watching television, etc.) and other sedentary activities. As suggested by published literature, multiple factors were associated with dyslipidemia [29, 30]. Regarding the variable selection method in multivariate analysis, those variables were identified as covariates if they could result in >10% change of the estimated coefficients in the bivariate analysis [31]. In the present study, age (<40, 40-59, ≥60 years), BMI, serum uric acid (UA), region (north vs. south), area of the city (urban vs. rural), education (less than primary, middle-high school, tech and more), leisure PA (tertiles), sedentary time (tertiles), ever smoking (yes vs. no), alcohol drinking (yes vs. no), and inflammation (yes vs. no) were included.

Statistical analysis

The description of participants’ demographic characteristics, sleep duration, and subclinical indicators of metabolic diseases were stratified by sex. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to assess the normality of data distribution. TyG showed normal distribution, and TG/HDL-C and LAP were transformed into a logarithmic scale to normalize their distribution. The sex difference of characteristics was assessed using Student’s test, Kruskal-Wallis test, or chi-square tests where appropriate. The distributions of subclinical indicators of metabolic diseases were analyzed according to the sleep duration groups; the differences were assessed using the Kruskal-Wallis test or Student’s test.

When TG/HDL-C, TyG, and LAP were analyzed as continuous variables, multivariable linear regression models were used to explore the associations of sleep duration with the three indicators. The estimated effect was transformed into percent change using the formula: (exp(B)-1) *100 for TG/HDL-C and LAP to interpret the results. Further, multivariable logistic models were used to estimate the odds ratio of sleep duration on elevated indicators. Specifically, only sleep duration was included in the crude model. Then age, region, area of the city, education, leisure PA, sedentary time, ever smoking, alcohol drinking, BMI were furtherly included in the adjusted model 1. Finally, serum UA and inflammation were additionally adjusted in model 2.

The analyses in this study were performed by IBM SPSS Statistics (version 24.0, IBM Corp.); P< 0.05 (two-sided) was considered statistically significant.

Results

The enrollment of participants

In this study, participants older than 18 years were enrolled in the analysis. Of 10,286 adults, 79 participants with pregnancy, 1100 with diabetes by self-report or by clinical detection (FPG ≥7mmol/L or Hemoglobin A1c ≥6.5%), 90 with heart disease, stroke, or other cardiovascular diseases, and 1722 with hypertension (diagnosed by clinicians or taking anti-hypertension drugs) were excluded. Further, 134 with missing or extreme data on sleep duration, 2239 with missing or extreme data on TG, HDL-C, serum UA, hs-CRP, BMI, blood pressure, or WC were excluded. Finally, 4922 participants remained in the final analysis (males: 2194; females: 2728) (Figure S1). Compared with the participants who entered the final analysis, those excluded tended to be older; had higher BMI, WC, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure; were more likely to smoke, drink alcohol, and live in urban and the north area (Table S1).

The characteristics of the analyzed participants

Table 1 summarized the participants’ characteristics stratified by sex (males: 44.6%). The mean [standard deviation, (SD)] age in males was 47.78 (14.77) years, which was slightly older than female [45.65 (13.69) years] (P=0.001). The mean sleep duration was similar between sex [7.98 (1.14) hours in males, 7.98 (1.11) hours in females]. Compared with females, males had higher WC, TG, serum UA, hs-CRP, and blood pressure levels but lower HDL-C concentration (P<0.001). The value of TG/HDL-C, LAP, and TyG in males was also higher than in females (P<0.001).

Table 1 Characteristics of participants stratified by sex, mean (SD) or n (%)
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The distributions of TG/HDL-C, LAP, and TyG based on sleep duration

Table 2 presented the distributions of TG/HDL-C, LAP, and TyG based on sleep duration groups. All three indicators did not show significant differences among sleep duration groups in males. In females, the differences were statistically significant except for TG/HDL-C. The highest value of LAP was observed in the group whose sleep duration was <7 h [median: 25.11 (interquartile range: 13.30, 45.12)], and the lowest value was found in those who slept ≥9 h [19.65 (11.44, 35.15)]. The highest value of TyG was also observed in participants whose sleep duration <7 h [8.42(8.05, 8.84)].

Table 2 The distributions of TG/HDL-C, LAP and TyG stratified by sleep duration groups
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The associations of sleep duration with TG/HDL-C, LAP, and TyG

As shown in Table 3, compared with those who slept 7-9 h, the female participants whose sleep duration <7 h increased 25.232% (95%CI: 10.738%, 41.623%) of LAP and 0.104 (95%CI: 0.024, 0.185) of TyG, respectively, in the crude model. After adjusting for multiple covariates, the estimated effects were attenuated but still significant for LAP (11.405%; 95%CI: 1.613%, 22.262%). By contrast, associations were not established among males.

Table 3 The association of sleep duration with TG/HDL-C, LAP and TyG, stratified by sex
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The association of sleep duration with elevated TG/HDL-C, LAP, and TyG

Table 4 presented the associations between sleep duration and elevated TG/HDL-C, LAP, and TyG, stratified by sex. Consistent with linear regression models, the associations between sleep duration and elevated indicators were not established in males. While among females, compared with the group who slept 7 to 9 h, the group who slept <7 h had the increased risk of elevated LAP (OR: 1.921, 95%CI: 1.254, 2.942) and elevated TyG (OR: 1.656, 95%CI: 1.055, 2.599), respectively; however, sleep duration≥ 9 h decreased the risk of elevated TG/HDL, in the crude model. After adjusting for multiple covariates, only the association between sleep duration <7 h and elevated LAP was still significant though the effect was attenuated (OR: 1.725, 95%CI: 1.042, 2.856).

Table 4 The association of sleep duration with elevated TG/HDL-C, LAP, and TyG, stratified by sex
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Discussion

In the present study, the sex-specific associations between sleep duration and subclinical indicators of metabolic disease, including TG/HDL-C, LAP, and TyG, were estimated among asymptomatic adults. The relationship between short sleep duration and LAP was still significant among females, even adjustment for multiple covariates. The findings extended the attention to the relationship between sleep duration and early stage of metabolic disease, highlighting the potentiality of sleep intervention in preventing and controlling metabolic disease. However, the sex difference is worthy of in-depth study.

So far, sparse data have evaluated the associations between sleep and novel subclinical indicators, most of which focused on OSA. In a case-control study conducted in non-diabetic and non-obese Europeans, the TyG levels were significantly higher in participants with OSA after adjustment for covariates [22]. Only a Korean study evaluated the associations of sleep duration with the novel subclinical indicators. It revealed that compared with those who slept <6 h, 7-8 h and >8 h of sleep duration were associated with an increased LAP [24]. In the current study, 7-9 h was the reference, and only sleep duration <7 h was associated with higher LAP. Existed evidence have revealed the associations of sleep duration with simple lipid and glucose metabolism indicators, such as WC [32], HDL-C [33], and TG [34, 35]. However, the conclusions were, to a large extent, controversial. By contrast, TG/HDL-C is obtained from the ratio of TG to HDL-C, showing a stronger correlation with insulin resistance than individual lipid profiles [14]. LAP combines WC and TG, reflecting physiological changes in lipid overaccumulation [36]; therefore, it has been regarded as the stronger predictor of a metabolic symptom than the traditional lipid accumulation index [37, 38]. TyG comes from TG and FPG and has a stronger predictive value for diabetes in normal glucose patients than FPG [39]. Nevertheless, in this study, TG/HDL and TyG were relatively susceptible to other factors, and their relationship with sleep duration was no longer significant after adjustment for covariates. To date, only several studies estimated the association between sleep duration and these indicators; more studies are needed to enrich the evidence.

The current findings established the association between short sleep duration (<7 h) and increased subclinical indicators of metabolic diseases, especially LAP among females, in linear and logistic regression models. Therefore, this study provides an epidemiological basis for linking short sleep duration to a higher risk of subsequent metabolic diseases. Indeed, these findings were consistent with previous studies regarding sleep duration and clinical metabolic diseases [40, 41]. A previous study using the same database as in this study also revealed that participants who slept ≤7 h, compared with 8 h, had a higher risk of hypertension [40]. Additionally, a meta-analysis revealed that short sleep duration was associated with higher risks of diabetes mellitus (OR:1.37, 95%CI:1.22-1.53), hypertension (OR:1.17, 95%CI:1.09-1.26), and CVD (OR: 1.16, 95%CI:1.10-1.23) [41].

The potential mechanisms of short sleep duration with higher subclinical indicators are still unclear. Evidence has demonstrated that sleep loss may induce leptin decrease [42] and ghrelin increase [43], both of which could result in obesity [44]. Similarly, short sleep duration may increase serum uric acid, which has been revealed as a risk factor for metabolic diseases [45, 46]. Moreover, short sleep duration could trigger a metabolic regulation-related inflammatory reaction [47, 48]. Sleep deprivation was also associated with endothelial dysfunction [49], leading to metabolic diseases [50]. Additionally, sleep and metabolism are intertwined physiologically, through which biological arousal may directly affect metabolic systems in the hypothalamus [51].

Notably, the effects of short sleep duration on subclinical indicators were more likely to be found in females. There is notable sex divergence in the risk of metabolic disease, which may be related to sex-specific hormonal and behavioral differences [52, 53]. In addition, the evidence indicated that sleep duration deficiency might be associated with an elevated inflammatory level in females but not in males [54]. The sex differences need to be confirmed in further studies.

Study strengths and limitations

The major strengths of the current study lie in the use of novel indicators that represent the early stages of metabolic disease and only asymptomatic adults selected as the study sample. Some limitations should be noted. Firstly, the cross-sectional study design limited the power to establish a causal association. Secondly, sleep duration was measured by a self-reported question rather than an objective method (such as actigraphy); fortunately, evidence has reported a good correlation between the objective measurement and the subjective reported data [55]. Meanwhile, only sleep duration was observed, while other parameters, such as sleep quality and OSA, were unavailable, which were also associated with metabolic disease [56, 57]. Thirdly, there are no recommended cut-offs for elevated TG/HDL-C, LAP, and TyG; the present study used the 90th percentile, which may not have the optimal sensitivity and specificity. In addition, although participants with the metabolic disease were excluded, information was unavailable on whether participants with other conditions were taking anti-lipid and anti-glycemic drugs, which may confound the results. Fourthly, the data was collected in 2009, and only the Chinese population was recruited; therefore, the results might not be entirely applicable to more contemporary populations and other ethnicities. Interestingly, the prevalence of dyslipidemia in this study (males: 47.7%, females: 43.9%) was similar to another Chinese study conducted in 2019 (48.27%) [58], and two multicenter Italian registries conducted between 2013 and 2016 (52.1% and 44.9%, respectively) [59]; which may potentially extend the validity of this findings. Finally, other factors, such as diet habits, may confound the relationship between sleep duration and metabolic diseases; however, the data were unavailable.

Conclusions

The current study reveals that short sleep duration is associated with subclinical indicators of metabolic disease by using three novel indexes of TG/HDL-C, LAP, and TyG among asymptomatic adults; however, the significant associations were only observed in females. The findings provide an epidemiological basis for linking short sleep duration to an increased risk of subsequent metabolic diseases. Maintaining an appropriate sleep duration per day (7-8 h) may have significant beneficial effects to prevent the occurrence and the development of metabolic diseases.

Availability of data and materials

The datasets used in the current study are not available.

Abbreviations

CVD:

cardiovascular diseases

TG/HDL-C:

triglyceride high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

HDL-C:

high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

LAP:

lipid accumulation product

TyG:

the product of triglyceride and fasting glucose

OSA:

obstructive sleep apnoea

CHNS:

China health and nutrition survey

FPG:

fast plasma glucose

WC:

waist circumference

BMI:

body mass index

hs-CRP:

hypersensitive C-reactive protein

PA:

physical activity

SD:

standard deviation

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The present study derived data from the CHNS. We all thanks to the National Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; the Carolina Population Center, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the National Institutes of Health, and the Fogarty International Center for the CHNS data collection and analysis since 1989. We also thank the collaboration of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital, and Ministry of Health.

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The study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81874266, 81673183), key project from Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission (18411951600), and Project of Scientific Research Program of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission (18140902500).

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Huang, L., Long, Z., Xu, G. et al. Sex-specific association of sleep duration with subclinical indicators of metabolic diseases among asymptomatic adults. Lipids Health Dis 21, 16 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-022-01626-w

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Keywords

  • Metabolic health
  • Sleep duration
  • TG/HDL-C
  • TyG
  • LAP
  • Sex-specific association

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