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World J Psychiatry. Sep 19, 2026; 16(9): 123600
Published online Sep 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.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 duration | Risk of developing IBD | Subjective | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | Moderate | Short sleep duration (≤ 5-6 hours/day) is associated with a significantly increased risk of developing IBD |
| Sleep duration | IBD vs controls | Subjective | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Conflicting | |
| Sleep duration | IBD vs controls | Objective | - | - | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Limited | No significant difference in sleep duration between IBD patients and healthy controls |
| Sleep duration | IBD active vs IBD inactive | Subjective | - | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Limited | No significant difference in sleep duration between active disease and remission |
| Sleep duration | IBD active vs IBD inactive | Objective | 2 | - | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | Moderate | No significant difference in sleep duration between active disease and remission |
| Sleep efficiency | IBD vs controls | Subjective | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Conflicting | |
| Sleep efficiency | IBD vs controls | Objective | - | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Limited | No significant difference in sleep efficiency between IBD patients and healthy controls |
| Sleep efficiency | IBD active vs IBD inactive | Subjective | - | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Limited | No significant difference in sleep efficiency between active disease and remission |
| Sleep efficiency | IBD active vs IBD inactive | Objective | 2 | - | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Conflicting | |
| Chronotype | IBD vs controls | Subjective | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Conflicting | |
| Chronotype | IBD active vs IBD inactive | Subjective | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | Limited | No significant association between chronotype and disease activity |
| Midpoint of sleep | IBD vs controls | Subjective | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | Insufficient | |
| Social jetlag | IBD vs controls | Subjective | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | Insufficient | |
| Social jetlag | IBD active vs IBD inactive | Subjective | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | Insufficient | |
| Sleep regularity | IBD active vs IBD inactive | Objective | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Conflicting | |
| Alertness | IBD vs controls | Subjective | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Conflicting | |
| Alertness | IBD active vs IBD inactive | Subjective | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | Limited | Patients with active IBD exhibit significantly higher daytime sleepiness than those in remission |
- Citation: Chen LJ, Li JX, Li JX, Huang ZQ, Jiang H, Rao XJ, Huang GD, Su XL, Zhang T, Wei W. Associations between multidimensional sleep health and inflammatory bowel disease onset and activity: A systematic review of the RU-SATED framework. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(9): 123600
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i9/123600.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.123600