P-116 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DAILY SLEEP DURATION AND METABOLIC SYNDROME-RELATED ITEMS IN POLICE OFFICERS

Abstract

Introduction Many police officers tend to have irregular lifestyles due to shift work, investigative activities, etc., and many of them do not get enough sleep. We examined the relationship between sleep duration and findings of metabolic syndrome-related items in annual health examinations among police officers. Methods The participants were 9,633 men and 1,086 women who underwent the legally-required annual health screenings in a Prefectural Police. Based on this self-administered questionnaire, we obtained information on daily sleep duration. Fisher’s exact test was performed on the prevalence of obesity, hypertension, lipids, blood sugar, and metabolic syndrome, respectively, based on the results of the medical examinations. Results Short sleep duration (≤5 hours) was significantly related to obesity, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and blood glucose in men. In women, only lipid was significant. Discussion In police officers, a comparison of sleep duration and prevalence of metabolic syndrome-related items revealed significant associations in a number of items. The importance of ensuring adequate sleep hours for maintaining good health was demonstrated. Conclusion It needs to promote various health measures such as lifestyle disease countermeasures and promotion of work-life balance, not merely longer or shorter work hours, but more importantly, whether or not sleep is being obtained.