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Insomnia Symptoms and Cardiovascular Disease among Older American Indians : The Native Elder Care Study
Joint Authors
Goins, R. Turner
Buchwald, Dedra
Sabanayagam, Charumathi
Shankar, Anoop
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among American Indians.
It is not known if symptoms of insomnia are associated with CVD in this population.
Methods.
We examined 449 American Indians aged ≥55 years from the Native Elder Care Study.
The main outcome-of-interest was self-reported CVD.
Results.
Short sleep duration, daytime sleepiness, and difficulty falling asleep were positively associated with CVD after adjusting for demographic, lifestyle, and clinical risk factors.
Compared with a sleep duration of 7 h, the multivariable odds ratio (OR) (95% confidence interval [CI]) of CVD among those with sleep duration ≤5 h was 2.89 (1.17–7.16).
Similarly, the multivariable OR (95% CI) of CVD was 4.45 (1.85–10.72) and 2.60 (1.25–5.42) for daytime sleepiness >2 h and difficulty falling asleep often/always.
Conclusion.
Symptoms of insomnia including short sleep duration, daytime sleepiness, and difficulty falling asleep are independently associated with CVD in American Indians aged ≥55 years.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sabanayagam, Charumathi& Shankar, Anoop& Buchwald, Dedra& Goins, R. Turner. 2011. Insomnia Symptoms and Cardiovascular Disease among Older American Indians : The Native Elder Care Study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sabanayagam, Charumathi…[et al.]. Insomnia Symptoms and Cardiovascular Disease among Older American Indians : The Native Elder Care Study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sabanayagam, Charumathi& Shankar, Anoop& Buchwald, Dedra& Goins, R. Turner. Insomnia Symptoms and Cardiovascular Disease among Older American Indians : The Native Elder Care Study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-511962