Cognitive function and sleep related breathing disorders in a healthy elderly population: the SYNAPSE study.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Sleep related breathing disorders (SRBD) are risk factors for cognitive dysfunction in middle-aged subjects, but this association has not been observed in the elderly. We assess the impact of SRBD on cognitive performance in a large cohort of healthy elderly subjects.

Design

Cross-sectional study examining the association between subjective memory test, neuropsychological battery testing and SRBD in the elderly.

Setting

Community-based sample in home and research clinical settings.

Participants

827 subjects, 58.5% women, aged 68 y at study entry, participated in the study. All were free of previously diagnosed SRBD, coronary heart disease, and neurological disorders, including stroke and dementia. Clinical interview, neurological assessment, po

SUBMITTER: Sforza E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2849791 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature