Gestational diabetes & diabetes in pregnancy
Sleep health predicted glucose metabolism among pregnant women: A prospective cohort study
Authors' conclusion
Worse sleep health, particularly lower sleep regularity, predicted worse glucose metabolism among pregnant women. Healthcare professional may consider adding sleep-related assessment to prenatal care. Maintaining regular sleep should be encouraged. Studies examining the impact of sleep intervention on glucose metabolism among pregnant women are warranted.
Study context
- Population
- Pregnant women in the first trimester, recruited August 2022 to March 2023; mean age 32.6 years
- Participants
- 127 women
- Exposure
- First-trimester sleep health and glucose metabolism in the second trimester
- Outcome
- GDM diagnosis and HbA1c from medical records
- Follow-up
- Second trimester
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
- 28.3 %
- Mean HbA1c
- 5.2 % (33 mmol/mol)
- Sleep duration regularity and GDM, RR (95% CI 1.023, 3.196), adjusted for confounders
- 1.808
- SHI total score and HbA1c, β
- −0.278 (95% CI −0.022, −0.005)
- Sleep duration regularity and HbA1c, β
- 0.243 (95% CI 0.057, 0.372)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Sleep health predicted glucose metabolism among pregnant women: A prospective cohort study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 8 February 2024. doi:10.
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