Idoko Salifu a, b , Fasika Tedla c , Abhishek Pandey c , Isabelle Ayoub c , Clinton Brown c , Samy I. McFarlane d , Girardin Jean-Louis a , *
17 October 2014
Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a high prevalence of sleep disorders. The association between sleep duration and self-reported CKD was examined in a population of Americans who participated in a national survey over a 3-year period. Study Design: A cross-sectional study using survey data from theNational Health Interview Survey (NHIS) from the year 2004-2006 was carried out. A retrospective examination of data from acommunity-based survey of 128,486 noninstitutionalized US civilian residents over the age of 18 years was conducted. Self-reportedCKD was defined as having ‘weak or failing kidneys'. The sleep duration was defined by a self-reported estimate of habitual sleep duration. Results: The prevalence of participants self-reporting kidney disease was higher in those with short (≤6 h per night) and long (≥8 h per night) sleep durations when compared to those sleeping 7 h per night. Self-reported information about sleep, demographic information, and information on comorbidities were assessed using standardized validated questionnaires which reported no kidney disease. A multivariate logistic regression analysis showed increased odds of self-reported kidney disease in study participants with both short and long sleep durations compared to healthy sleepers (sleeping >7-8 h per night). Observational data do not permit examination of causality, although possible confounders in observations of interest can be adjusted. Conclusion: AmongAmericans surveyed in the NHIS (2004-2006), those with short or long sleep duration had higher odds of reporting that they had CKD. i 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel
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