RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Menstrual status in women and sleep-related outcomes
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP P1880
VO 40
IS Suppl 56
A1 Francisco Gomez Real
A1 Ferenc Macsali
A1 Cecilie Svanes
A1 Ernst Omenaas
A1 Eva Lindberg
A1 Karl Franklin
A1 Bryndis Benediktsdottir
A1 Thorarin Gislasson
A1 Ane Johannessen
A1 Vivi Schlunssen
A1 Christer Janson
A1 Mathias Holm
A1 Rain Jogi
YR 2012
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P1880.abstract
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.