Tomás Ahern1,2, Emer O'Malley1, Colin Dunlevy1, Aftab Khattak1,2, Helen O'Brien3, Tidi Hassan4, Tara Cusack5, Walter T McNicholas6, Donal O'Shea1,2. 1. Weight Management Service, St Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, County Dublin, Ireland. 2. Obesity Research Group, Education and Research Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland. 3. Department of Endocrinology, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. helenobrien@rcsi.ie. 4. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. 5. School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. 6. Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Subjects with severe obesity (BMI > 40 kg/m2) have worse physical function and sleep less than lean people (BMI 18.5-25 kg/m2). METHODS: In 554 subjects with severe obesity, we compared physical function in those with normal sleep duration (NSD, 6-9 h/night), short sleep duration (SSD, ≤ 6 h/night) and long sleep duration (LSD, ≥ 9 h/night). RESULTS: The mean (±SD) age and BMI were 43.1 (± 11.1) years and 50.9 ± 8.6 kg/m2 respectively. One hundred ninety-six (35.4%) were male. More subjects in the NSD group (n = 256) were able to ascend and descend a step 50 times than in the SSD group (n = 247) or the LSD group (n = 51, 75.5% vs 62.8% vs 56.9%, p = 0.002). A similar observation was made for step speed (0.45 ± 0.11 vs 0.43 ± 0.10 vs 0.40 ± 0.11 steps/s respectively, p = 0.001). NSD participants were less likely to have fallen in the preceding year compared to LSD participants (21.1% vs 39.2%, p = 0.007) and also reported less low back pain compared to SSD participants (60.8% vs 75.9%, p = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, abnormal sleep duration is associated with reduced physical function in non-elderly severely obese subjects. The effects of sleep hygiene interventions in this cohort warrant further assessment and may be beneficial to their physical function.
BACKGROUND: Subjects with severe obesity (BMI > 40 kg/m2) have worse physical function and sleep less than lean people (BMI 18.5-25 kg/m2). METHODS: In 554 subjects with severe obesity, we compared physical function in those with normal sleep duration (NSD, 6-9 h/night), short sleep duration (SSD, ≤ 6 h/night) and long sleep duration (LSD, ≥ 9 h/night). RESULTS: The mean (±SD) age and BMI were 43.1 (± 11.1) years and 50.9 ± 8.6 kg/m2 respectively. One hundred ninety-six (35.4%) were male. More subjects in the NSD group (n = 256) were able to ascend and descend a step 50 times than in the SSD group (n = 247) or the LSD group (n = 51, 75.5% vs 62.8% vs 56.9%, p = 0.002). A similar observation was made for step speed (0.45 ± 0.11 vs 0.43 ± 0.10 vs 0.40 ± 0.11 steps/s respectively, p = 0.001). NSD participants were less likely to have fallen in the preceding year compared to LSD participants (21.1% vs 39.2%, p = 0.007) and also reported less low back pain compared to SSD participants (60.8% vs 75.9%, p = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, abnormal sleep duration is associated with reduced physical function in non-elderly severely obese subjects. The effects of sleep hygiene interventions in this cohort warrant further assessment and may be beneficial to their physical function.
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Keywords:
Physical function; Severe obesity; Sleep
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