PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Francisco Gomez Real
AU  - Ferenc Macsali
AU  - Cecilie Svanes
AU  - Ernst Omenaas
AU  - Eva Lindberg
AU  - Karl Franklin
AU  - Bryndis Benediktsdottir
AU  - Thorarin Gislasson
AU  - Ane Johannessen
AU  - Vivi Schlunssen
AU  - Christer Janson
AU  - Mathias Holm
AU  - Rain Jogi
TI  - Menstrual status in women and sleep-related outcomes
DP  - 2012 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - P1880
VI  - 40
IP  - Suppl 56
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P1880.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P1880.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2012 Sep 01; 40
AB  - Background: There is limited knowledge about how menstrual status may influence sleep related outcomes. We aimed to investigate whether irregular menstruation and menopause affect sleep related symptoms including insomnia and gastroesophageal reflux,Methods: A population-based sample of 8588 women aged 25-55 years answering the Respiratory Health In Northern Europe (RHINE) postal questionnaire were analyzed. Logistic regression models were adjusted for BMI, age, smoking history and socioeconomic status.Results: Women reporting irregular menstruations had significantly more sleep-related symptoms (reflux after going to bed OR=1.67 [1.30 - 2.15], difficulty falling asleep (DIS) 1.42 [1.11 - 1.80], difficulty maintaining sleep (DMS) 1.44 [1.23 - 1.70], excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) 1.27 [1.08 - 1.48] and early morning awakening (EMA) 1.45 [1.15 - 1.82]) than women menstruating regularly. Menopausal women had significantly higher risk of sleep-related symptoms (reflux after going to bed OR=1.43 [1.07 - 1.90], DIS 2.04 [1.58 - 2.63], DMS 1.87 [1.57 – 2.23], EDS 1.44 [1.21 - 1.73] and EMA 1.73 [1.38 - 2.17]) than premenopausal women.Conclusions: Sleep quality among women was significantly related to menstrual status; women with irregular menstruations and menopausal women suffered from more sleep-related symptoms with insomnia and gastroesophageal reflux.