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| Sleep disturbances and their correlates in elderly Japanese American men residing in Hawaii | | Author(s) | Sardar Ijlal Babar, Paul L Enright, Peter Boyle |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 55A, no 7, July 2000 |
| Pages | pp M406-M411 |
| Keywords | Sleep disorders ; Ethnic groups ; Japan ; Older men ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Data on disturbed sleep patterns have generally focused on predominantly Caucasian populations. The importance of the present study lies in the representation of an ethnic group living in a culture different from their ancestry. 3,845 older Japanese men (mean age 78) living in Hawaii participating in the fourth survey of the Honolulu Heart Program (1991-1994) had information collected about their medication use, medical history, and assessments of physical and mental function, quality of life, and sleep. Prevalence of insomnia (difficulty of initiating or maintaining sleep, DIMS) was 32.3%, similar to that reported for Caucasian populations. Depression, benzodiazepine use and several chronic health problems were the most important factors associated with DIMS. In contrast, excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) had a prevalence of 8.9%, similar that for native Japanese, but lower than for older Caucasians. Symptoms of nocturnal respiratory disturbance, depression, perception of adverse quality of life, Parkinson's disease (PD), and digitalis use were the main factors for EDS. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000825210 A |
| Classmark | CTS: TK: 7DT: BC: 7T |
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