Sleep disturbances and the speed of multimorbidity development in old age: results from a longitudinal population-based study

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Title: Sleep disturbances and the speed of multimorbidity development in old age: results from a longitudinal population-based study
Authors: Shireen Sindi, Laura Monica Pérez, Davide L. Vetrano, Federico Triolo, Ingemar Kåreholt, Linnea Sjöberg, Alexander Darin-Mattsson, Miia Kivipelto, Marco Inzitari, Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga
Source: BMC Medicine, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
Publisher Information: BMC, 2020.
Publication Year: 2020
Collection: LCC:Medicine
Subject Terms: Sleep disturbances, Multimorbidity, Aging, Cardiovascular, Neuropsychiatric, Musculoskeletal, Medicine
More Details: Abstract Background Sleep disturbances are prevalent among older adults and are associated with various individual diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate whether sleep disturbances are associated with the speed of multimorbidity development among older adults. Methods Data were gathered from the Swedish National study of Aging and Care in Kungsholmen (SNAC-K), an ongoing population-based study of subjects aged 60+ (N = 3363). The study included a subsample (n = 1189) without multimorbidity at baseline (
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1741-7015
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1741-7015
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-020-01846-w
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/cf094ca1a9d84630a7ff44069b6e3a2f
Accession Number: edsdoj.f094ca1a9d84630a7ff44069b6e3a2f
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ISSN:17417015
DOI:10.1186/s12916-020-01846-w
Published in:BMC Medicine
Language:English