Sleep disorder, Mediterranean diet, and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a bidirectional effect between sleep disorders and Mediterranean diet (MED), but the joint effect of MED and sleep disorders on mortality is unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a synergistic effect of adherence to MED and sleep disorders on all-cause and cause-specific mortality.

Methods

The study included 23,212 individuals in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2014. A 9-point evaluation score, alternative Mediterranean diet (aMED) index was used to assess adherence to MED. Sleep disorder and hours of sleep were assessed by structured questionnaires. Cox regression models were used to assess the relationship between sleep disorders, aMED and all-cause mortality, cause-specific mortali

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10193722 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature