| Title | Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Japanese-American Men |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2003 |
| Authors | Foley, DJ, Masaki, K, White, L, Larkin, EK, Monjan, A, Redline, S |
| Journal | Sleep: Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorders ResearchSleep: Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorders Research |
| Volume | 26 |
| Pagination | 596-599 |
| Date Published | Aug |
| ISBN Number | 0161-8105<br/>1550-9109 |
| Accession Number | Peer Reviewed Journal: 2004-17215-005 |
| Keywords | *Cognitive Impairment, *Human Males, *Japanese Americans, *Respiration, *Sleep Apnea, Aging, Cognitive Ability, Human Male Adulthood (18 yrs & older) Aged (65 yrs & older) Very Old (85 yrs & older), Physical & Somatoform & Psychogenic Disorders [3290], Sleep, sleep-disordered breathing, cognitive functioning, Japanese-American men, epidemiology, elderly, cognitive impairment, us |
| Abstract | Study Objective: To assess the association between sleep-disordered breathing and cognitive functioning in an elderly cohort of Japanese-American men. Design: Cross-sectional study Setting: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study of Sleep Apnea, Oahu, Hawaii Participants: 718 men between 79 and 97 years of age examined in 1999 and 2000. Measurements: Apnea-hypopnea index from in-home overnight polysomnography, performance on the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument, body mass index, neck circumference, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, snoring, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression 11-item depression scale, physical disability, and history of heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, and dementia. Results: Less than 30% of the men had no sleep-disordered breathing (apnea-hypopnea index 30). Severe sleep-disordered breathing was associated with higher body mass index, habitual snoring, and daytime drowsiness. No association was found between sleep-disordered breathing and cognitive functioning, including measures of memory function, concentration, and attention. Conclusions: Sleep-disordered breathing was associated with more drowsiness but not with poor performance on standardized cognitive tests used to screen for Alzheimer disease and other dementias in older persons. Because a healthy-participant effect may have contributed to this finding, more extensive cognitive testing may be necessary to reveal more subtle deficits from sleep-disordered breathing. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved) (journal abstract). |
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