Effect of the metabolic syndrome on the quality of life and sleep in women

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the metabolic syndrome prevalence in women and evaluate its effect on the quality of life and sleep. Materials and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was completed with 372 women. Data were collected using a descriptive questionnaire, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and the SF 36 Quality of Life Scale.. Results: The metabolic syndrome prevalence in women was 41.9%, according to the International Diabetes Federation diagnostic criteria. The mean scores obtained from the sleep quality index by those with metabolic syndrome were significantly higher than those without metabolic syndrome. The median scores obtained from the physical function and role difficulty, pain, general health perception, and mental summary sub-dimensions of the SF-36 quality of life scale by the women who were found to have metabolic syndrome were lower than those without metabolic syndrome. Conclusion: Metabolic syndrome was found to be common in women and to affect the quality of life and sleep negatively in women in this study. We, therefore, recommend women to be evaluated in terms of metabolic syndrome at regular intervals and healthcare professionals to provide training and consultancy services to promote healthy living behaviors that could improve their quality of life and sleep.

Keywords

• metabolic syndrome
• sleep
• quality of life
• women
• metabolik sendrom
• uyku
• yaşam kalitesi
• kadın