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Association of Sleep Time With Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glucose Tolerance

Archives of Internal MedicinePublished 25 April 2005
Daniel J. Gottlieb, Naresh M. Punjabi, Anne B. Newman, Helaine E. Resnick, Susan Redline, Carol M. Baldwin
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TL;DR

A sleep duration of 6 hours or less or 9 hours or more is associated with increased prevalence of DM and IGT, and voluntary sleep restriction may contribute to the large public health burden of DM.

Abstract

A sleep duration of 6 hours or less or 9 hours or more is associated with increased prevalence of DM and IGT. Because this effect was present in subjects without insomnia, voluntary sleep restriction may contribute to the large public health burden of DM.

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