Abstract

PERCEPTION OF SLEEP QUALITY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH GLYCEMIC CONTROL IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

Efrain Montenegro Reyes and José D. Mendez*

ABSTRACT

Sleep quality is a relevant element related to the achievement of glycemic control goals that has been little studied. This work was designed to investigate the relationship between sleep quality and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The study was carried out during the months of August to September 2021. 239 patients with type 2 diabetes from a Family Medicine Unit to whom the Pittsburgh sleep disorders evaluation scale was applied, an instrument that evaluates the perception of sleep quality, with the aim of determining the association between the perception of sleep quality and glycemic control. Of the 239 patients included in the sample, 123 individuals (51.5 %) presented good sleep quality, according to the applied test, while 48.5 % presented poor sleep quality. Regarding fasting glucose levels, 51.9 % of the participants (n = 124) reported blood glucose levels below 140 mg/dL. The association between sleep quality and glycemic control was evaluated and it was observed that 55 patients outside control parameters presented poor sleep quality, obtaining a Chi square of .045. According to the results obtained, it was observed that there is a statistically significant association between the perception of sleep quality and plasma glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Keywords: Sleep Quality, Diabetes Mellitus, Glucose, Glycemic Control, Glycated Hemoglobin.