Type 2 & other diabetes

Daytime napping and risk of incident main adverse cardiovascular events and mortality among adults with type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Res Clin PractPublished Prospective cohort study

Main finding · MACEResult — go to the resultMultivariable-adjusted HR 1.39 CI 1.08–1.65

Authors' conclusion

Frequent daytime napping is significantly associated with an increased risk of MACE and mortality among individuals with diabetes, particularly those who have extended sleep durations of more than 10 h and severe diabetes.

Study context

Population
Adults with diabetes from the UK Biobank, free of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and cancer at baseline
Participants
21,129 adults
Exposure
Usually napping vs never/rarely napping
Outcome
MACE: composite of MI, HF and stroke
Follow-up
average 11.9-year follow-up
Methodological detailsUK Biobank
  • UK Biobank

Main finding

MACE

Multivariable-adjusted HR

1.39

CI 1.08–1.65

Usuallyvs Never/rarely
multivariable-adjusted HR 1.39 (CI 1.08–1.65)

As reported in the abstract

MACE cases
5,611

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

OutcomeMultivariable-adjusted HR (CI)
MI1.44 (1.01–1.92)
HF1.33 (1.07–1.64)
Stroke1.57 (1.06–2.33)
All-cause mortality1.28 (1.01–1.60)
CVD mortality1.33 (0.97–1.94)
All-cause mortality — All-cause deaths
3,854
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality — CVD deaths
1,839

Original publication

Daytime napping and risk of incident main adverse cardiovascular events and mortality among adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 25 February 2025. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2025.112067

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