Clinical Characteristics of Sleep Disorders in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis

According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 152 UC patients of the First Affiliated Hospital of the Air Forth Medical University from April 2024 to December 2024 will be included. The PSQI scale was used to evaluate the sleep quality of the enrolled patients, and the overall incidence and severity of sleep disorders in UC patients will be evaluated. According to whether the PSQI score is higher than 5 points, the subjects will be divided into UC with sleep disorder group and the UC without sleep disorder group. By reviewing electronic medical records and questionnaire surveys, general clinical information of the subjects will be collected to analyze the risk factors of sleep disorders in UC patients. Mayo score and fecal calprotectin levels will be used to assess disease activity. The correlation between sleep disorders and disease activity in UC patients will be evaluated. Age-, gender-, and education level-matched healthy controls will be recruited from The First Affiliated Hospital of the Air Forth Medical University from April 2024 to December 2024. Heart rate variability will be measured to evaluate vagal nerve activity. Serum pancreatic peptide, norepinephrine, acetylcholine, and serotonin will be measured to evaluate serum neurotransmitter levels, and resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging will be used to evaluate the brain functional activity area of the subjects. Differences and correlations in autonomic nervous system function between UC with sleep disorder and UC without sleep disorder will be explored. 16s sequencing and metabolomics will be used to analyze changes in gut microbiota and metabolites. The correlation between gut microbiota and metabolites and sleep disorders in UC patients will be explored.