Nocturnal hypoxia moderates the relationship between rapid eye movement sleep and anxiety.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Sleep problems, especially rapid eye movement sleep disturbances, are associated with various neurological and psychological disorders. Given the potential of nocturnal hypoxia to induce psychological symptoms, we investigated its moderating effect on the relationship between sleep variables and psychological symptoms among individuals with sleep disturbances.

Methods

A total of 160 participants who complained of sleep problems were enrolled, and their hypoxic and sleep indices were recorded using overnight polysomnography. The psychological status of all participants was further assessed using Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R, Chinese version). Hierarchical regression analyses were employed to examine the influence of hypoxic indices and sleep indices, and the int

SUBMITTER: Jiang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12506378 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature