Are hot flashes associated with sleep disturbance during midlife? Results from the STRIDE cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Sleep disturbance and hot flashes are common during menopause, but their association is not well understood. We sought to understand the associations among sleep disturbance and the frequency, bothersomeness, and interference of hot flashes in mid-life women.

Study design

STRIDE is a study of women ages 40-65 years at varied menopausal stages. We examined the cross-sectional associations of sleep disturbance with the frequency and bothersomeness of hot flashes, and interference of hot flashes with work, social, and leisure activities during the 2nd year of STRIDE.

Main outcome measure

Self-reported sleep disturbance.

Results

Of the 623 women with complete data, 370 (59%) reported having hot flashes. Bivariate analyses showed that reporting hot flashes

SUBMITTER: Xu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3253872 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature