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World J Psychiatry. Sep 19, 2026; 16(9): 123600
Published online Sep 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.123600
Table 2 Evidence summary
Indicator
Comparison
Measure type
Number of studies
Direction
Risk of bias
Level of evidence
Summary
Cohort
Case-control
Cross-sectional
Positive
Negative
Low
Moderate
Sleep durationRisk of developing IBDSubjective2--2-2-ModerateShort sleep duration (≤ 5-6 hours/day) is associated with a significantly increased risk of developing IBD
Sleep durationIBD vs controlsSubjective-243333Conflicting
Sleep durationIBD vs controlsObjective--51423LimitedNo significant difference in sleep duration between IBD patients and healthy controls
Sleep durationIBD active vs IBD inactiveSubjective--41313LimitedNo significant difference in sleep duration between active disease and remission
Sleep durationIBD active vs IBD inactiveObjective2-71836ModerateNo significant difference in sleep duration between active disease and remission
Sleep efficiencyIBD vs controlsSubjective--31212Conflicting
Sleep efficiencyIBD vs controlsObjective--41322LimitedNo significant difference in sleep efficiency between IBD patients and healthy controls
Sleep efficiencyIBD active vs IBD inactiveSubjective--41313LimitedNo significant difference in sleep efficiency between active disease and remission
Sleep efficiencyIBD active vs IBD inactiveObjective2-84646Conflicting
ChronotypeIBD vs controlsSubjective--32121Conflicting
ChronotypeIBD active vs IBD inactiveSubjective--2-2-2LimitedNo significant association between chronotype and disease activity
Midpoint of sleepIBD vs controlsSubjective--11-1-Insufficient
Social jetlagIBD vs controlsSubjective---1-1-Insufficient
Social jetlagIBD active vs IBD inactiveSubjective---1-1-Insufficient
Sleep regularityIBD active vs IBD inactiveObjective--21111Conflicting
AlertnessIBD vs controlsSubjective--31221Conflicting
AlertnessIBD active vs IBD inactiveSubjective--22-11LimitedPatients with active IBD exhibit significantly higher daytime sleepiness than those in remission


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