Croenlein, Tatjana and Langguth, Berthold and Busch, Volker and Rupprecht, Rainer and Wetter, Thomas C. (2015) Severe chronic insomnia is not associated with higher body mass index. JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH, 24 (5). pp. 514-517. ISSN 0962-1105, 1365-2869
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Short sleep duration is widely considered to be a risk factor for weight gain, suggesting that patients suffering from sleep disorders are a risk group. Despite some positive preliminary data on patients with organic sleep disorders, empirical evidence for an increased body mass index in patients with insomnia is scarce. Two-hundred and thirty-three patients with a confirmed diagnosis of severe and chronic insomnia without co-morbidity showing objectively impaired sleep quality were compared with respect to their body mass index with control data derived from a representative population survey matched in gender and age. As a result, patients with insomnia showed a lower body mass index (23.8 kg m(-2) versus 27.1 kg m(-2); P < 0.0005). Our findings suggest that patients with chronic insomnia do not exhibit overweight. These data are a valuable educational tool to calm patients' fears about the consequences of insomnia, and contribute to the understanding of chronically disturbed sleep and weight regulation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | SLEEP; OBESITY; ADULTS; insomnia patients; sleep duration; Regensburg Insomnia Scale; obesity; survey |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jun 2019 09:58 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2019 09:58 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/4711 |
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