Sleep-disordered breathing and the menopausal transition among participants in the Sleep in Midlife Women Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Menopause is widely believed to be an established cause of sleep disorders, but evidence for this theory is inconclusive. Attributing any sleep problem to normal processes of menopause may lead to underdiagnosis of treatable sleep disorders in midlife women. This study uses detailed longitudinal data on sleep and menopausal health from participants in the Sleep in Midlife Women Study to investigate whether risk and severity of sleep-disordered breathing increase with progression through menopause, accounting for changes in age and body habitus.

Methods

A total of 219 women aged 38 to 62 years were recruited from participants in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study. Menopause status was determined from daily diaries in which participants reported menstrual flow, hot fla

SUBMITTER: Mirer AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5266663 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature