Ethnic differences exist in sleepiness 3 Months after ischemic stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Objective/background

To examine the association between ethnicity and 90-day post-stroke subjective sleepiness, an important determinant of quality of life, as measured by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), among ischemic stroke survivors.

Patients/methods

Mexican American (MA) and non-Hispanic white (NHW) recent ischemic stroke patients were identified from the population-based Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi Project (2010-2016). Subjects completed a baseline interview and 90-day outcome assessment that included the ESS. Excessive daytime sleepiness was defined as an ESS >10. Tobit regression models were used to assess associations between ethnicity and ESS unadjusted and adjusted for multiple potential confounders.

Results

Among 1,181 (62.5% MA) subject

SUBMITTER: Horvat M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9669219 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature