ArticleAnnals of general psychiatry2025
Combined effect of cognitive dysfunction and sleep disturbance on mortality risk: NHANES 2011-2014.
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backgroundBoth cognitive dysfunction and sleep disturbances are individually linked to heightened risks of chronic illnesses and mortality. However, their combined impact on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality remains underexplored.
methodsThis study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2011 to 2014, focusing on participants aged ≥ 60 years who completed cognitive tests and sleep-related questionnaires. Cognitive function was evaluated using three standardized tests: The Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD), the Animal Fluency Test, and the Digit Symbol Substitution Test. Participants with global cognitive z-scores below - 1 were classified as having low cognitive function. Sleep disturbance was identified based on self-reported diagnoses of sleep disorders or complaints of trouble sleeping. Mortality data were sourced from the National Death Index. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to calculate adjusted hazard ratios (aHR) for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, with adjustments for potential confounders.
resultsA total of 3,170 participants ≥ 60 years of age were included for analysis. Participants with low cognitive function alone had an adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) of 1.59 (95% CI: 1.12-2.26) for all-cause mortality. The risk increased to an aHR of 1.73 (95% CI: 1.07-2.79) when both low cognitive function and sleep disturbances were present. Stratified analyses revealed that the associations between cognitive function, sleep disturbance, and mortality risks varied across sex, BMI, and chronic kidney disease status.
conclusionsThe combination of low cognitive function and sleep disturbances is associated with a higher risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, exceeding the risk of either condition alone. These findings emphasize the need to consider both factors together when assessing mortality risk in older adults.
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