Associations of adherence to a healthy sleep pattern with the dementia risk in the UK biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Existing evidence highlights associations between sleep behaviors and dementia risk; however, the impact of adhering to a healthy sleep pattern on dementia risk remains unclear.

Methods

Of 406,364 UK Biobank participants aged 40-64, we excluded those who had withdrawn, had incomplete sleep data, or had dementia at baseline, yielding a final sample of 333,014. Participants were enrolled between 2006 and 2010, with follow-up extending from recruitment to dementia diagnosis, death, loss to follow-up, or the censoring date (December 2022), whichever came first. Incident dementia was identified using hospital inpatient and death records, along with primary care data, with cases diagnosed at a mean age of 70.0 years (standard deviation [SD]: 5.6). Sleep-related question

SUBMITTER: Wei T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12481806 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature