Are symptoms of insomnia related to respiratory symptoms? Cross-sectional results from 10 European countries and Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare the prevalence of different insomnia subtypes among middle-aged adults from Europe and Australia and to explore the cross-sectional relationship between insomnia subtypes, respiratory symptoms and lung function.

Design

Cross-sectional population-based, multicentre cohort study.

Setting

23 centres in 10 European countries and Australia.

Methods

We included 5800 participants in the third follow-up of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey III (ECRHS III) who answered three questions on insomnia symptoms: difficulties falling asleep (initial insomnia), waking up often during the night (middle insomnia) and waking up early in the morning and not being able to fall back asleep (late insomnia). They also answered questions on smoking,

SUBMITTER: Bjornsdottir E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7213858 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature