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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Sleep Sci 2024; 17(01): e45-e54
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1773786
Original Article

Effectiveness of Mediterranean Diet on Daytime Sleepiness among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Oman

Najwa Salim AlAufi
1   Department of Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
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1   Department of Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
2   Research Centre of Excellence Nutrition and Non-communicable Diseases, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
3   Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
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Yit Siew Chin
2   Research Centre of Excellence Nutrition and Non-communicable Diseases, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
4   Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
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Norliza Ahmad
5   Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia
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Barakatun Nisak Mohd-Yusof
1   Department of Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
2   Research Centre of Excellence Nutrition and Non-communicable Diseases, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
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Mostafa I Waly
6   Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Agriculture and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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Noor Al Busaidi
7   National Diabetic and Endocrine Center, Muscat, Oman
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Sulaiman Al-Shuriqi
7   National Diabetic and Endocrine Center, Muscat, Oman
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Khadija Al Amri
7   National Diabetic and Endocrine Center, Muscat, Oman
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Fatma Al Bulushi
7   National Diabetic and Endocrine Center, Muscat, Oman
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Sajda Al Bulushi
7   National Diabetic and Endocrine Center, Muscat, Oman
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Funding Source The author(s) received no financial support for the research.
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Abstract

Background Sleep disturbance is a major complaint among individuals with diabetes mellitus and may be augmented by dietary interventions. The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to determine the effectiveness of a Mediterranean diet intervention on daytime sleepiness among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Oman.

Methods In total, 134 eligible individuals with T2DM (61 and 73 participants in the intervention and control groups, respectively) were recruited. The intervention participants underwent a 6-month Mediterranean diet intervention consisting of individual dietary counseling, cooking classes, phone calls, and social media messages, while the control group continued with standard diabetes care. Daytime sleepiness was assessed using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. All data was analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 26.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA).

Results Daytime sleepiness was evident, with ∼ 30% of the participants experiencing it, with no significant difference between control and intervention participants at baseline. There was a significant reduction in daytime sleepiness in both the intervention and control groups after 6 months, with daytime sleepiness significantly lower in the intervention group, with a modest difference of 42.56% (p < 0.001).

Conclusion Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is effective in reducing daytime sleepiness among individuals with T2DM.

Clinical Trial UMIN000041152

Ethics Committee Number

JKEUPM-2018–456




Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 27. September 2022

Angenommen: 18. Mai 2023

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
26. März 2024

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