Insomnia symptoms and risk of bloodstream infections: prospective data from the prospective population-based Nord-Trondelag Health Study (HUNT), Norway.

ABSTRACT: Previous research suggests decreased immune function and increased risk of infections in individuals with insomnia. We examined the effect of insomnia symptoms on risk of bloodstream infections (BSIs) and BSI-related mortality in a population-based prospective study. A total of 53,536 participants in the second Norwegian Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT2) (1995-97) were linked to prospective data on clinically relevant BSIs until 2011. In Cox regression, we estimated hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for a first-time BSI and for BSI-related mortality (BSI registered ≤30 days prior to death) associated with insomnia symptoms. Compared with participants who reported "no symptoms", participants reporting having "difficulty initiating sleep" (DIS) often/almost every nigh

SUBMITTER: Thorkildsen MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10078600 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature