Risk factors for possible REM sleep behavior disorder: A CLSA population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT: To assess sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and clinical correlates of idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) in a 30,097-person national cohort. Participants 45 to 85 years of age in Canada were collected as part of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Possible RBD (pRBD) was screened with the REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Single-Question Screen, a questionnaire with 94% specificity and 87% sensitivity. To improve diagnostic accuracy, those screening positive for apnea or non-REM parasomnia (young-onset pRBD) and those self-reporting dementia or Parkinson disease were excluded. A series of sociodemographic, lifestyle, and mental health variables were analyzed cross-sectionally. Potential correlates were assessed via multivariable logistic regression. Of 30,097 participants, 958 (3

SUBMITTER: Yao C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6369902 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature