Chronic conditions and sleep problems among adults aged 50 years or over in nine countries: a multi-country study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data on the association between chronic conditions or the number of chronic conditions and sleep problems in low- or middle-income countries is scarce, and global comparisons of these associations with high-income countries have not been conducted.

Methods

Data on 42116 individuals 50 years and older from nationally-representative samples of the Collaborative Research on Ageing in Europe (Finland, Poland, Spain) and the World Health Organization's Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia, South Africa) conducted between 2011-2012 and 2007-2010 respectively were analyzed.

Results

The association between nine chronic conditions (angina, arthritis, asthma, chronic lung disease, depression, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, an

SUBMITTER: Koyanagi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4257709 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature