Sex differences in deterioration of sleep properties associated with aging: a 12-year longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

The sleep patterns of humans are greatly influenced by age and sex and have various effects on overall health as they change continuously during the lifespan. We investigated age-dependent changes in sleep properties and their relation to sex in middle-aged individuals.

Methods

We analyzed data from 2,640 participants (mean age of 49.8 ± 6.8 years at baseline, 50.6% women) in the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study, which assessed sleep habits using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and other clinical characteristics. We analyzed the sleep habit changes that occurred between baseline and a follow-up point (mean interval: 12.00 ± 0.16 years). Associations of age and sex with 9 sleep characteristics were evaluated.

Results

Age was associated with most

SUBMITTER: Kim HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8320492 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature