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ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2022

Prevalence of common sleep disorders in a middle-aged community sample.

Nigel McArdle, Amy C Reynolds, David Hillman, Eric Moses, Kath Maddison, Phillip Melton, Peter Eastwood

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Article in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Nigel McArdleUniversity of Western Australia, School of Health Sciences, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
Amy C ReynoldsFlinders Health and Medical Research Institute (Sleep Health), College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia.
David HillmanUniversity of Western Australia, School of Health Sciences, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
Eric MosesMenzies Institute for Medical Research, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Kath MaddisonUniversity of Western Australia, School of Health Sciences, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
Phillip MeltonMenzies Institute for Medical Research, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Peter EastwoodFlinders Health and Medical Research Institute (Sleep Health), College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia.
University of Western Australia · AUAdelaide Institute for Sleep Health · AUFlinders University · AUWest Australian Sleep Disorders Research Institute · AU

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6 · The paper itself

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objectivesThere is a paucity of contemporary prevalence estimates for common sleep disorders of insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and restless legs syndrome. We aimed to assess the prevalence of clinically significant common sleep disorders in a middle-aged community sample.

methodsParents of participants in the community-based Raine Study underwent assessments between 2015 and 2017, including comprehensive questionnaires, anthropometric measures, and in-laboratory polysomnography. Clinically significant sleep disorders were defined as chronic insomnia using the Pittsburgh Sleep Symptom Questionnaire-Insomnia with duration criterion ≥ 3 months; OSA as apnea-hypopnea index ≥ 5 events/h with excessive sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale ≥ 11) or apnea-hypopnea index ≥ 15 events/h (even in the absence of symptoms); restless legs syndrome when participants endorsed the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group diagnostic criteria (2003) with symptoms ≥ 5 times/month involving moderate-severe distress.

resultsAt least 1 sleep-related assessment was completed by 1,005 (female = 586, 58.3%) middle-aged (45-65 years) participants, 72.5% of eligible Raine Study parents. The respective prevalences for clinically significant disease in females and males were as follows: OSA, 24.0% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 20.5-27.7) and 47.3% (95% CI: 42.2-53.4); insomnia, 15.8% (95% CI: 13.1-19.0) and 9.3% (95% CI: 6.8-12.4); restless legs syndrome, 3.7% (95% CI: 2.4-5.4) and 2.2% (95% CI: 1.1-3.9). At least 1 sleep disorder was present in 42.9% of those with complete data on all assessments (n = 895).

conclusionsCommon sleep disorders are highly prevalent, to a clinically important extent, in an Australian community sample of middle-aged adults. Contemporary OSA prevalence is notably higher than previously reported and further work is needed to determine the communal impact of OSA. CITATION: McArdle N, Reynolds AC, Hillman D, et al. Prevalence of common sleep disorders in a middle-aged community sample.

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Restless Legs SyndromeSleep Apnea, ObstructiveSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersSleep Wake DisordersAdultAustraliaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSleepinessSurveys and Questionnairescommunity prevalenceinsomniaobstructive sleep apnearestless legs syndrome

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PMID35082023
PMCPMC9163626
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