Sleep duration and risk of stroke mortality among Chinese adults: Singapore Chinese health study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Prospective relation between sleep duration and stroke risk is less studied, particularly in Asians. We examined the association between sleep duration and stroke mortality among Chinese adults.

Methods

The Singapore Chinese Health Study is a population-based cohort of 63 257 Chinese adults aged 45 to 74 years enrolled during 1993 through 1998. Sleep duration at baseline was assessed via in-person interview, and death information during follow-up was ascertained via record linkage with the death registry up to December 31, 2011. Cox proportional hazard models were used to calculate hazard ratios with adjustment for other comorbidities and lifestyle risk factors of stroke mortality.

Results

During 926 752 person-years of follow-up, we documented

SUBMITTER: Pan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4102627 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature