Tianyi Huang1, Susan Redline2, Catherine M Gordon3, Eva Schernhammer4, Gary C Curhan5, Julie M Paik6. 1. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 2. Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 3. Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 4. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. 5. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 6. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address: jmpaik@bwh.harvard.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationships between self-reported sleep characteristics and risk of incident vertebral fracture and hip fracture in women. DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING: Nurses' Health Studies (NHS: 2002-2014, NHSII: 2001-2015). PARTICIPANTS: Total 122,254 female registered nurses (46,129 NHS, 76,125 NHSII) without prior history of fracture. EXPOSURE: Sleep was characterized by 4 sleep-related domains-sleep duration, sleep difficulty, snoring, and excessive daytime sleepiness-assessed by self-reported questionnaires. OUTCOMES: Self-reports of vertebral fracture were confirmed by medical record review and hip fracture was assessed by biennial questionnaires. RESULTS: Over 12-14 years of follow-up, 569 incident vertebral fracture cases (408 in NHS, 161 in NHSII) and 1,881 hip fracture cases (1,490 in NHS, 391 in NHSII) were documented. In the pooled analysis, the multivariable-adjusted HR (95% CI) for vertebral fracture was 1.20 (0.86, 1.66) for sleep duration ≤5 hours vs. 7 hours and 0.82 (0.60, 1.12) for ≥9 vs. 7 hours; 1.63 (0.93, 2.87) for sleep difficulties all-the-time vs. none/little-of-the-time (p-trend = 0.005); 1.47 (1.05, 2.05) for snoring every night/week vs. never/occasionally (p-trend = 0.03), and 2.20 (1.49, 3.25) for excessive daytime sleepiness daily vs. never (p-trend < 0.001). In contrast, associations were not observed with hip fracture risk. CONCLUSION: Poorer sleep characteristics were associated with risk of vertebral fracture. Our study highlights the importance of multiple dimensions of sleep in the development of vertebral fractures. Further research is warranted to understand the role of sleep in bone health that may differ by fracture site, as well as sleep interventions that may reduce the risk of fracture. Published by Elsevier Inc.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationships between self-reported sleep characteristics and risk of incident vertebral fracture and hip fracture in women. DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING: Nurses' Health Studies (NHS: 2002-2014, NHSII: 2001-2015). PARTICIPANTS: Total 122,254 female registered nurses (46,129 NHS, 76,125 NHSII) without prior history of fracture. EXPOSURE: Sleep was characterized by 4 sleep-related domains-sleep duration, sleep difficulty, snoring, and excessive daytime sleepiness-assessed by self-reported questionnaires. OUTCOMES: Self-reports of vertebral fracture were confirmed by medical record review and hip fracture was assessed by biennial questionnaires. RESULTS: Over 12-14 years of follow-up, 569 incident vertebral fracture cases (408 in NHS, 161 in NHSII) and 1,881 hip fracture cases (1,490 in NHS, 391 in NHSII) were documented. In the pooled analysis, the multivariable-adjusted HR (95% CI) for vertebral fracture was 1.20 (0.86, 1.66) for sleep duration ≤5 hours vs. 7 hours and 0.82 (0.60, 1.12) for ≥9 vs. 7 hours; 1.63 (0.93, 2.87) for sleep difficulties all-the-time vs. none/little-of-the-time (p-trend = 0.005); 1.47 (1.05, 2.05) for snoring every night/week vs. never/occasionally (p-trend = 0.03), and 2.20 (1.49, 3.25) for excessive daytime sleepiness daily vs. never (p-trend < 0.001). In contrast, associations were not observed with hip fracture risk. CONCLUSION: Poorer sleep characteristics were associated with risk of vertebral fracture. Our study highlights the importance of multiple dimensions of sleep in the development of vertebral fractures. Further research is warranted to understand the role of sleep in bone health that may differ by fracture site, as well as sleep interventions that may reduce the risk of fracture. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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Hip fracture; Nurses’ health study; Sleep disturbance; Sleep duration; Sleep quality; Vertebral fracture
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