Association between daytime napping and cognitive impairment among Chinese older population: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Both napping and nighttime sleep duration have been reported to be associated with cognitive function in older adults, whereas little is known about the association between daytime napping and cognitive impairment in different nighttime sleep duration subgroups. This study aimed to explore the correlation between daytime napping and cognitive impairment across nighttime sleep duration subgroups.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted by using the fourth survey of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). We utilized the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scale to define cognitive impairment, and the daytime napping and nighttime sleep duration was self-reported by individuals. We applied the Restricted Cubic Spline (RCS) to analysis the dos

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10685077 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature