Open AccessExcessive Daytime Sleepiness and Cardiovascular Mortality in US Adults: A NHANES 2005–2008 Follow-Up Study
Author(s) -
Jingen Li,
Naima Covassin,
Joshua M. Bock,
Essa A. Mohamed,
Lakshmi Pappoppula,
Chilsia Shafi,
Francisco López-Jiménez,
Virend K. Somers
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nature and science of sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.715
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 1179-1608
DOI - 10.2147/nss.s319675
Subject(s) - medicine , excessive daytime sleepiness , hazard ratio , national health and nutrition examination survey , population , depression (economics) , confidence interval , epworth sleepiness scale , proportional hazards model , demography , sleep disorder , insomnia , polysomnography , psychiatry , environmental health , apnea , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
Excessive daytime sleepiness is highly prevalent and has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, but evidence for its association with cardiovascular mortality is limited and inconsistent. We aimed to determine whether excessive daytime sleepiness is independently associated with cardiovascular mortality in general adult population.