Changes in the Objective Measures of Sleep in Association with Menses Among Female Athletes with Poor Subjective Sleep Quality: Female Athletes with Poor Subjective Sleep Quality Have More Sleep Arousals During Menses

Yu Kawasaki,1 Takatoshi Kasai,2– 5 Yuko Sakurama,6 Fusae Kawana,2 Nanako Shiroshita,2 Natsue Koikawa6,7 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 2Cardiovascular Respiratory Sleep Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine...

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Main Authors: Kawasaki Y, Kasai T, Sakurama Y, Kawana F, Shiroshita N, Koikawa N
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description Yu Kawasaki,1 Takatoshi Kasai,2– 5 Yuko Sakurama,6 Fusae Kawana,2 Nanako Shiroshita,2 Natsue Koikawa6,7 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 2Cardiovascular Respiratory Sleep Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 3Department of Cardiovascular Management and Remote Monitoring, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 4Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 5Sleep and Sleep-Disordered Breathing Center, Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; 6Japanese Center for Research on Women in Sport, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan; 7Graduate School of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, Chiba, JapanCorrespondence: Takatoshi Kasai, Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-1-3 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Tel +81-33813-3111, Fax +81-5689-0627, Email kasai-t@mx6.nisiq.netPurpose: Female athletes with menstrual abnormalities have poor sleep quality. However, whether female athletes with poor sleep quality based on subjective assessment have distinctive changes in objective measures of sleep in association with menses remains unclear. This study aimed to compare changes in objective sleep measurements during and following menses between collegiate female athletes with and without poor subjective sleep quality.Patients and Methods: Female collegiate athletes (age range/mean ± standard deviation: 18– 22/ 22.2± 1.1) with regular menstrual cycles were recruited. The participants underwent home electroencephalogram monitoring during the first and second nights after the onset of menses and one night between the seventh and 10th nights after menses onset (mid-follicular phase). The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to assess the subjective sleep quality. Interactions between the presence of poor subjective sleep quality (ie, PSQI ≥ 6) and changes in objective measures of sleep in association with menses were analyzed.Results: Data of 45 athletes, including 13 with poor subjective sleep quality, showed that changes in arousal index in athletes with poor subjective sleep quality were distinctive from those in athletes without poor subjective sleep quality (p = 0.036 for interaction). In athletes with poor subjective sleep quality, the arousal index was significantly increased in menses (p for analysis of variance, 0.015), especially on the first night after the onset of menses compared with during the mid-follicular phase (p = 0.016).Conclusion: Collegiate female athletes with regular menstrual cycles are likely to have poor subjective sleep quality in association with more frequent arousal during the first night after the onset of menses than during the mid-follicular phase.Keywords: electroencephalogram, menstruation, Pittsburgh sleep quality index, sports, women
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spelling doaj.art-77779c79211343cf8ae55ff38d100d1b2024-04-16T18:59:54ZengDove Medical PressNature and Science of Sleep1179-16082024-04-01Volume 1638138891989Changes in the Objective Measures of Sleep in Association with Menses Among Female Athletes with Poor Subjective Sleep Quality: Female Athletes with Poor Subjective Sleep Quality Have More Sleep Arousals During MensesKawasaki YKasai TSakurama YKawana FShiroshita NKoikawa NYu Kawasaki,1 Takatoshi Kasai,2– 5 Yuko Sakurama,6 Fusae Kawana,2 Nanako Shiroshita,2 Natsue Koikawa6,7 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 2Cardiovascular Respiratory Sleep Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 3Department of Cardiovascular Management and Remote Monitoring, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 4Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 5Sleep and Sleep-Disordered Breathing Center, Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; 6Japanese Center for Research on Women in Sport, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan; 7Graduate School of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, Chiba, JapanCorrespondence: Takatoshi Kasai, Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-1-3 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Tel +81-33813-3111, Fax +81-5689-0627, Email kasai-t@mx6.nisiq.netPurpose: Female athletes with menstrual abnormalities have poor sleep quality. However, whether female athletes with poor sleep quality based on subjective assessment have distinctive changes in objective measures of sleep in association with menses remains unclear. This study aimed to compare changes in objective sleep measurements during and following menses between collegiate female athletes with and without poor subjective sleep quality.Patients and Methods: Female collegiate athletes (age range/mean ± standard deviation: 18– 22/ 22.2± 1.1) with regular menstrual cycles were recruited. The participants underwent home electroencephalogram monitoring during the first and second nights after the onset of menses and one night between the seventh and 10th nights after menses onset (mid-follicular phase). The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to assess the subjective sleep quality. Interactions between the presence of poor subjective sleep quality (ie, PSQI ≥ 6) and changes in objective measures of sleep in association with menses were analyzed.Results: Data of 45 athletes, including 13 with poor subjective sleep quality, showed that changes in arousal index in athletes with poor subjective sleep quality were distinctive from those in athletes without poor subjective sleep quality (p = 0.036 for interaction). In athletes with poor subjective sleep quality, the arousal index was significantly increased in menses (p for analysis of variance, 0.015), especially on the first night after the onset of menses compared with during the mid-follicular phase (p = 0.016).Conclusion: Collegiate female athletes with regular menstrual cycles are likely to have poor subjective sleep quality in association with more frequent arousal during the first night after the onset of menses than during the mid-follicular phase.Keywords: electroencephalogram, menstruation, Pittsburgh sleep quality index, sports, womenhttps://www.dovepress.com/changes-in-the-objective-measures-of-sleep-in-association-with-menses--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-NSSelectroencephalogrammenstruationpittsburgh sleep quality indexsportswomen
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Changes in the Objective Measures of Sleep in Association with Menses Among Female Athletes with Poor Subjective Sleep Quality: Female Athletes with Poor Subjective Sleep Quality Have More Sleep Arousals During Menses
Nature and Science of Sleep
electroencephalogram
menstruation
pittsburgh sleep quality index
sports
women
title Changes in the Objective Measures of Sleep in Association with Menses Among Female Athletes with Poor Subjective Sleep Quality: Female Athletes with Poor Subjective Sleep Quality Have More Sleep Arousals During Menses
title_full Changes in the Objective Measures of Sleep in Association with Menses Among Female Athletes with Poor Subjective Sleep Quality: Female Athletes with Poor Subjective Sleep Quality Have More Sleep Arousals During Menses
title_fullStr Changes in the Objective Measures of Sleep in Association with Menses Among Female Athletes with Poor Subjective Sleep Quality: Female Athletes with Poor Subjective Sleep Quality Have More Sleep Arousals During Menses
title_full_unstemmed Changes in the Objective Measures of Sleep in Association with Menses Among Female Athletes with Poor Subjective Sleep Quality: Female Athletes with Poor Subjective Sleep Quality Have More Sleep Arousals During Menses
title_short Changes in the Objective Measures of Sleep in Association with Menses Among Female Athletes with Poor Subjective Sleep Quality: Female Athletes with Poor Subjective Sleep Quality Have More Sleep Arousals During Menses
title_sort changes in the objective measures of sleep in association with menses among female athletes with poor subjective sleep quality female athletes with poor subjective sleep quality have more sleep arousals during menses
topic electroencephalogram
menstruation
pittsburgh sleep quality index
sports
women
url https://www.dovepress.com/changes-in-the-objective-measures-of-sleep-in-association-with-menses--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-NSS
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