老年人群的睡眠障碍：意大利某地区的一项流行病学调查。
Sleep disturbances in elderly subjects: an epidemiological survey in an Italian district.
机构信息
Department of Neurosciences, Neurological Clinic, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
出版信息
Acta Neurol Scand. 2010 Dec;122(6):389-97. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2010.01324.x.
OBJECTIVES
Disturbed sleep is common in elderly people and has been related to comorbidities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of sleep problems and their relationship with chronic disease in an elderly population.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The whole population of subjects aged more than 65 years, in the municipality of Vecchiano, Pisa was considered as eligible and underwent a clinical interview and a questionnaire about insomnia, sleepiness, snoring and sleep apnea. A model of logistic regression was applied to the data.
RESULTS
The participation rate was 60.3% (1427 subjects). Insomnia was observed in 44.2% of our population, while sleepiness in 31.3%, snoring in 47.2% and sleep apnea in 9.0%. The most common diseases associated with sleep symptoms were depression, cognitive decline and diabetes.
CONCLUSIONS
Our results confirm that sleep problems are very common in elderly subjects and closely related to medical and psychiatric illnesses.
目的
老年人中常见睡眠障碍，并与共病相关。本研究旨在评估老年人群中睡眠问题的患病率及其与慢性疾病的关系。
材料与方法
考虑比萨市 Vecchiano 镇所有 65 岁以上的人群为符合条件的受试者，并对其进行临床访谈和关于失眠、嗜睡、打鼾和睡眠呼吸暂停的问卷调查。对数据应用逻辑回归模型。
结果
参与率为 60.3%（1427 例）。我们的人群中 44.2%存在失眠，31.3%嗜睡，47.2%打鼾和 9.0%睡眠呼吸暂停。与睡眠症状最相关的常见疾病是抑郁、认知能力下降和糖尿病。
结论
我们的结果证实，睡眠问题在老年人群中非常普遍，且与内科和精神疾病密切相关。
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