Table 6

Measures for estimation of the biological interaction between sleep quality and sleep duration for the prevalence of impaired fasting glucose in participants

Measures of biological interactionEstimate (95% CI)
Poor sleep quality versus sleep duration <6 h
 RERI1.69 (0.31 to 3.76)
 AP0.42 (0.15 to 0.61)
 S2.85 (2.14 to 3.92)
Good sleep quality versus sleep duration >8 h
 RERI0.78 (0.12 to 1.43)
 AP0.61 (0.26 to 0.87)
 S−0.65 (−0.94 to −0.27)
  • Reference group is good sleep quality with 6–8 h sleep duration.

  • Adjusted for age, sex, education, occupation, BMI, family history of diabetes, smoking status, alcohol consumption and hypertension.

  • AP, attributable proportion; BMI, body mass index; RERI, relative excess risk of interaction; S, synergy index.