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Clinical and polysomnographic predictors of the natural history of poor sleep in the general population

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Fernandez-Mendoza, Julio, Vgontzas, Alexandros N., Bixler, Edward O., Singareddy, Ravi, Shaffer, Michele L., Calhoun, Susan L., Karataraki, Maria, Vela-Bueno, Antonio +1 more·2012·SLEEP

Abstract

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Approximately 8-10% of the general population suffers from chronic insomnia, whereas another 20-30% of the population has insomnia symptoms at any given time (i.e., poor sleep). However, few longitudinal studies have examined risk factors of the natural history of poor sleep, and none have examined the role of polysomnographic (PSG) variables. DESIGN: Representative longitudinal study. SETTING: Sleep laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: From a random, general population sample of 1,741 individuals of the adult Penn State Cohort, 1,395 were followed up after 7.5 yr. MEASUREMENTS: Full medical evaluation and 1-night PSG at baseline and telephone interview at follow-up. RESULTS: The rate of incident poor sleep was 18.4%. Physical (e.g., obesity, sleep apnea, and ulcer) and mental (e.g., depression) health conditions and behavioral factors (e.g., smoking and alcohol consumption) increased the odds of incident poor sleep as compared to normal sleep. The rates of persistent, remitted, and poor sleepers who developed chronic insomnia were 39%, 44%, and 17%, respectively. Risk factors for persistent poor sleep were physical health conditions combined with psychologic distress. Shorter objective sleep duration and a family history of sleep problems were risk factors for poor sleep evolving into chronic insomnia. CONCLUSIONS: Poor sleep appears to be primarily a symptom of physical and mental health conditions, whereas the persistence of poor sleep is associated with psychologic distress. Importantly, sleep apnea appears to be associated with incident poor sleep but not with chronic insomnia. Finally, this study suggests that objective short sleep duration in poor sleepers is a biologic marker of genetic predisposition to chronic insomnia.

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Fernandez-Mendoza, J., Vgontzas, A. N., Bixler, E. O., Singareddy, R., Shaffer, M. L., Calhoun, S. L., Karataraki, M., Vela-Bueno, A., & Liao, D.
Affiliations
Pennsylvania State University (US)
Corresponding author
Vgontzas, Alexandros N.
Venue
SLEEP
Published
2012-05
Volume
35
Issue
5
Pages
689-697
ISSN
  • 0161-8105 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-9109
OpenAlex
W1980317082
Cited by
115
References
46
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FWCI
17.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • SLEEP (publishedVersion)
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  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) (publishedVersion)
  • Hispana (submittedVersion)
  • Biblos-e Archivo (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
Funders
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • National Institutes of Health (RO1 40916, RO1 51931)
  • U.S. Public Health Service (R01 51931, R01 64415, R01 40916)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Keywords
poor sleep quality, chronic insomnia, risk factors, polysomnography, sleep apnea, depression, psychological distress, obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption, sleep duration
MeSH terms
Adult, Female, Health Status, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Sleep, Polysomnography, Young Adult

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