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Affiliation:
Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Correspondence: ghulamnabi751@rocketmail.com
Abstract
Aim: The aim of the present study was to find out the effects of long term sleep
Materials and Methods: The present study was conducted at Mingora and Timergara in
District Swat and District Dir respectively, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Blood samples
were taken from 50 sleeps deprived sluggish drivers and from 50 normal people of the
same locality. A standard format questionnaire was designed regarding their age, marital
status, number of children, mating frequency, duration and timing of sleep, aggression and
habit of exercise. Bio-check (USA) kit was used according to the manufacturer protocol.
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Results: The mean and standard deviation of total serum testosterone in control was 650
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110 ng/dl (P < 0.0001) and in drivers was 410 33 ng/dl (P < 0.0001). The results showed
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a significant difference.
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Conclusion: Total serum testosterone level was significantly lower in sleep deprived and
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sluggish drivers as compared to control group. This difference indicates that sleep
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1. Introduction
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decreased during last decades. Sleep is very crucial for skeletal muscles and other
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and insulin-like growth factor-I. It is also a risk factor for the chronic diseases such as
by performing resistance exercises the level of testosterone, growth hormone and insulin-
like growth factor-I can be slightly raised (1). Marcello et al (2) stated that sleep deprived
people are in stress condition and this causes hormonal imbalance by secreting more
growth factor-1 levels. Sleep has a direct modulatory influence on the activity of
Hypothalmo Pituitary Adrenal (HPA) axis and other hormonal axes. Sleep deprivation is
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an example of stressor and has serious consequences depending upon its duration. Kamila
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et al (3) experiment resulted that sleep deprivation affects the pituitarygonadal and
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pituitary- thyroidal axis by lowering the level of testosterone, prolactin and raising the
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level of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free tri-iodothyronine (fT3), and free thyroxin
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(fT4) as compared to control group. Lee et al (4) found that those fathers who sleep with
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their children at night and provide care to their children have low morning testosterone
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level as compared to those fathers who do not sleep at night with their children and do not
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provide care. This difference in morning testosterone occurs because the co-sleeper fathers
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have a disturbed sleep because of their children. According to Xiujun et al (5) different
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associated with inflammation and oxidative stress by increasing expression and activity of
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the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf2), a transcriptional regulator of the
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cellular anti-oxidant system which ultimately leads to high testosterone level in serum.
Kvorning et al (6) concluded that strength training even in aging men slightly increases
testosterone resulting in increased muscle function. O'Leary et al (7) documented that even
prolonged aerobic exercise. This increase may result from either increased androgen
production and/or decreased degradation rates of the hormone, and are not solely the result
of plasma fluid shifts from the exercise. In the present study morning blood samples were
taken from the sleep deprived and exercise deficient professional drivers and from people
who take 8 hours sleep and regular exercise. The objective of the study was to find the
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2.1., Questionnaire
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For the present study a standard format questionnaire was designed for collecting particular
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information from the sleep deprived and exercise deficient drivers and from the control
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people regarding their age, marital status, number of children, aggression, mating
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During sampling, 100 (50 sleep deprived and exercise deficient drivers and 50 controls)
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male individuals were selected. Before taking interviews a written consent was signed from
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all the individuals. The morning blood samples from the drivers and control were collected
in Mingora and Timergara, at district Swat and Dir (Lower), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan,
2.3., Blood sampling from sleep deprived and exercise deficient drivers
5 ml of the blood was taken from 50 sleep deprived and exercise deficient professional
drivers and transferred into glass Vacutainer tubes (Becton Dickinson) without
anticoagulant or preservative. Serum was obtained after centrifugation at 3200 rpm at 4C.
Samples were transferred on dry ice to various participating laboratories for immediate
analysis. The remaining samples were stored at 20 C. Serum level of total serum
testosterone was measured using testosterone enzyme immunoassay test kit, Bio-check
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The people living around the bus stations in the same area were taken as control. A total of
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50 people were randomly selected from the given areas. For the collection and analysis of
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blood samples same procedure was adopted as for drivers. The individuals selected were
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physically normal, have no history of chronic diseases, addiction and were not using any
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medications.
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The results obtained were statistically analyzed by using Graphpad Prism, Demo version
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deviation and the comparison between two groups was performed by using student T-test.
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3. Results
Two groups were made; control and drivers. Each group was then divided into 3 age
groups ranging from 25 to 55 years. Specific information from both control and drivers
were collected via a standard questionnaire from various age groups and are summarized in
Table 1.
The total serum testosterone level in drivers was 410 33 (ng/dl) and in control the level
was 650 110 (ng/dl), while the P value was < 0.0001. There was a significant difference
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in the result of both groups. The results of total serum testosterone level of both groups are
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listed in table 2.
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Discussion
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In the present study we analyzed the ill effects of sleep deprivation and lack of exercise on
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the sleep deprived and sluggish drivers. Sleep deprivation and sluggishness is a common
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phenomenon in both industrialized and developing countries and produces ill effects on
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Chronic sleep deprivation produces serous health effects by increasing the level of
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(fT3), free thyroxin (fT4) and decreasing the level of testosterone, prolactin,
Sleep is a very active, dynamic, complex behavior and occupies one-third of human life
span. Sleep modulates cardiovascular, endocrine and metabolic system. Over the last
several decades the average sleep duration has decreased. Long term sleep deprivation is a
risk factor for several outcomes such as; disturb testosterone level, sexual dysfunction,
Type-2 diabetes, insulin resistance and weight gain. In young men testosterone level rises
during daytime sleep just as in night time sleep, but the levels fall upon waking thus
confirming that sleep, rather than a circadian rhythm is critical for testosterone regulation.
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The level of testosterone begins to rise with the onset of sleep and reaches to a peak at
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REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep onset approximately 90 min later. It has also been
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found that testosterone levels were highest during the first REM sleep episode and lowest
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when the subjects were awake. Sleep disturbance can cause both lower and higher
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circulating testosterone level. Men who sleep less than 4 hours and those who sleep 4-6
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hours daily had significantly lower androgen concentrations than those who slept over 8
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hours (8).
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testosterone during sleep were measured. It was found that during night baseline LH and
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FSH concentrations did not change, whereas PRL and testosterone over the course of night
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did show similar patterns of increasing concentration. In summer season due to shorter
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sleep onset is later, sleep duration is reduced and it did not change the 24-h mean
concentration of testosterone, but did delay the onset of the increase. After 4 days of sleep
deprivation in male rats, decreased testosterone levels and increased levels of progesterone,
PRL, corticosterone, and catecholamines were observed. During military operations there
is prolong psychological and physical stress, sleep deprivation lasts for several days and
Children with better sleep quality were associated with better control over aggressive
behaviors, while sleep deprived display aggression. Researchers had found that REM
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Exercise, competitions
testosterone
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concentration in men and women. Testosterone levels vary before and after competition.
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Moderate intensity exercise raises the level of serum testosterone even in aging men and
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consider low-intensity resistance exercise as a potential training method for athletes who
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need to maintain muscle mass and strength during the long in-season (12).
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In conclusion it was observed that in professional drivers due to work load there is lack of
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sleep and proper exercise which produce a stress condition in their bodies. This stress may
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be then responsible for low serum total testosterone level. Low testosterone has ill effects
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on the body. Therefore these peoples should take enough qualitative and quantitative sleep
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and exercise to maintain normal serum testosterone concentration. They are also advised to
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Limitations
Due to limited facilities the correlation with other hormones was not studied.
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Years
No. of
Mating
after
children frequency
marriage (average) (average/ week)
Aggression Sleep
duration
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Exercise
(hours)
(years)
Sleep
timing
Drivers
25-34
10-15
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Moderate
3-4
Not
specific
Absent
35-44
15-20
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Moderate
2-3
Not
specific
Absent
45-55
20-25
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High
2-3
Not
specific
Absent
Control
25-34
10-15
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Nill
7-8
Specific
02 hrs.
(average)
35-44
15-20
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Low
6-7
Specific
02 hrs.
(average)
45-55
20-25
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02
Specific
01 hrs.
(average)
Low
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Total Serum
Testosterone
Level
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Control
Drivers
Mean SD
Mean SD
650 110
(ng/dl)
410 33
(ng/dl)
95% CI
P value
-260 to 200
< 0.0001
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