Partha Haldar, Kameshwar Prasad, Shashi Kant, Sada Nand Dwivedi, Deepti Vibha, Awadh Kishor Pandit, Achal Kumar Srivastava, Amit Kumar, M Arfan Ikram, Tiemeier Henning
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To determine if metabolic risk factors are associated with poor sleep quality and obstructive sleep apnea-like symptoms (OSA symptoms) independent of psychosocial problems and demographic and lifestyle factors in older Indian adults. METHODOLOGY: We analyzed baseline data from adults (≥ 50 years) from a population-based cohort, the LoCARPoN study, in India. Variables were grouped as (a) demographic and lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol use, and physical activity; (b) psychosocial problems including symptoms of depression, anxiety, and perceived stress; and (c) metabolic risk factors including glycated hemoglobin, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, total cholesterol, body mass index, and hypertension...
October 25, 2022: Sleep & Breathing