AUTHOR=Zhou Yaguan , Jin Yichen , Zhu Yi , Fang Weiwei , Dai Xiaochen , Lim Carmen , Mishra Shiva Raj , Song Peige , Xu Xiaolin 

TITLE=Sleep Problems Associate With Multimorbidity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

JOURNAL=Public Health Reviews

VOLUME=44

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/public-health-reviews/articles/10.3389/phrs.2023.1605469

DOI=10.3389/phrs.2023.1605469

ISSN=2107-6952

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Objectives:</bold> To summarize the evidence on the association between sleep problems and multimorbidity.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> Six electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP, and Wan fang) were searched to identify observational studies on the association between sleep problems and multimorbidity. A random-effects model was used to estimate the pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals for multimorbidity.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> A total of 17 observational studies of 133,575 participants were included. Sleep problems included abnormal sleep duration, insomnia, snoring, poor sleep quality, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and restless legs syndrome (RLS). The pooled ORs (95% CIs) for multimorbidity were 1.49 (1.24–1.80) of short sleep duration, 1.21 (1.11–1.44) of long sleep duration and 2.53 (1.85–3.46) for insomnia. The association of other sleep problems with multimorbidity was narratively summarized due to limited number of comparable studies.</p><p><bold>Conclusion:</bold> Abnormal sleep duration and insomnia are associated with higher odds of multimorbidity, while the evidence on association of snoring, poor sleep quality, obstructive sleep apnea and restless legs syndrome with multimorbidity remains inconclusive. Interventions targeting sleep problems should be delivered for better management of multimorbidity.</p>