Association of sleep with cognitive function during retirement transition: the Whitehall II study.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Sleep duration and difficulties have been shown to associate with cognitive function. This study examined how changes in sleep and in cognitive function are associated during retirement transition.

Methods

The study population consisted of 2980 Whitehall II study participants, who retired during the follow-up, whose sleep was queried, and cognitive function measured (inductive reasoning and verbal memory) before and after retirement (follow-up 16 years). Using the last information on sleep before and the first after retirement, participants were categorized into constantly without (59%), increasing (13%), decreasing (11%), and constantly with (18%) sleep difficulties; and constantly short (26%), increasing (19%), decreasing (8.5%), and constantly mid-range (

SUBMITTER: Teras T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9832514 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature