Previous studies have demonstrated that afternoon naps can have a negative effect on subsequent nighttime sleep in children. These studies have mainly been based on sleep questionnaires completed by parents. To investigate the effect of napping on such aspects of sleep quality, we performed a study in which child activity and sleep levels were recorded using actigraphy. The parents were asked t...

background: exact determination between children's sleep habits and their growth could help us to prevent this risk factor of children's growth disorders. thus this research was performed to investigate the correlation between sleep habits and growth of preschool children in ahvaz- iran. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, the data was obtained by using available sam...

Gestational diabetes mellitus is a common complication in gestation period, and single diagnostic test of blood glucose always results in misdiagnosis. Previous studies showed that glycosylated hemoglobin was a promising biomarker for screening, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes. Combined measurements can improve the sensitivity and specificity of diagnosis. Thus, our study aimed to explore t...

Fatigue is a persistent symptom, impacting quality of life (QoL) and functional status in people with type 2 diabetes, yet the symptom of fatigue has not been fully explored. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between fatigue, QoL functional status and to investigate the predictors of fatigue. These possible predictors included body mass index (BMI), Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C...

PURPOSE: Cross-sectional studies have documented the co-occurrence of obstructive sleep apnea (hereafter, sleep apnea) with glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (hereafter, diabetes). It has not been determined, however, whether sleep apnea is independently associated with the subsequent development of diabetes, accounting for established risk factors. METHODS: ...

AIMS/INTRODUCTION Trelagliptin is a novel once-weekly oral dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor for type 2 diabetes mellitus that was first approved in Japan. We evaluated long-term safety and efficacy of trelagliptin in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a phase 3, multicenter, open-label study to evaluate long-term safety and efficacy of trelagliptin...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the influence of a brief period of sleep deprivation on cardiac autonomic controls during sleep in healthy infants. DESIGN Twelve healthy infants with a median age of 8 weeks (range, 7 to 18 weeks) were recorded polygraphically during a morning and an afternoon nap in a sleep laboratory. They were sleep deprived for approximately 2 hours, either in the morning or in the ...