AB0898 Sleep quality is associated with alcohol use and functional capacity in chinese patients with gout: a cross-sectional study

Background

Poor sleep quality is common in patients with chronic diseases and may lead to disease aggravation and decreased quality of life. The increasing prevalence of poor sleep in individuals with chronic medical conditions is associated with adverse demographic, clinical, and psychological characteristics. However, there are currently no known reported studies related to the sleep quality of gout patients.

Objectives

This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of poor sleep quality and investigate the contributors of poor sleep in Chinese gout patients.

Methods

A self-report survey was administered to 226 gout patients and 232 healthy individuals using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) for sleep quality, the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) for depression, and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) questionnaire for anxiety. Gout patients completed the 10 cm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for total pain, and the Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) for functional capacity. Blood samples were taken to examine the level of uric acid (UA). Independent samples t-tests, Chi square analyses, and logistic regression were used to analyze the data.

Results

Our results found that the prevalence of poor sleep (PSQI≥5) was 55.3% and the mean global score of PSQI was 6.69 (SD 3.48) in patients, which were significantly higher than the controls (17.7% and 3.83 (SD 1.88), respectively). There were significant correlations among alcohol use, HAQ-DI, PHQ-9, GAD-7 and sleep quality in gout patients. Patients with yellow rice wine and wine use preferred to have better sleep quality. While, disease stage was associated with hypertension, total pain, number of tophi, presence of tender joints and swollen joints. Meanwhile, logistic regression models identified alcohol use and depression as predictors of poor sleep quality.

Conclusions

More than half of Chinese gout population suffered from poor sleep, which significantly higher than healthy individuals. These findings suggested medical personnel should pay more attention to the sleep quality of gout patients, especially those with depression. Additionally, it is beneficial for the patients with normal UA level to take moderate yellow rice wine and wine to improve their sleep quality.

Acknowledgements

This study was supported by Grants from the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation (no. 81671616 and 81471603).

Disclosure of Interest

None declared