Is longer habitual afternoon napping associated with a higher risk for impaired fasting plasma glucose and diabetes mellitus in older adults : results from the Dongfeng-Tongji cohort of retired workers?
Longer habitual afternoon napping was associated with a moderate increase for DM risk, independent of several covariates. This finding suggests that longer nap duration may represent a novel risk factor for DM and higher blood glucose levels.
These findings suggest a critical role for dopamine acting via D1 receptors in the nucleus accumbens in the reinstatement of responding for ethanol cues triggered by placement into an ethanol-associated context.