Sleep Science (Dec 2014)

Excessive daytime somnolence and cardiovascular health: A population-based study in rural Ecuador

  • Oscar H. Del Brutto,
  • Robertino M. Mera,
  • Mauricio Zambrano,
  • Pablo R. Castillo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.slsci.2014.10.001
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 4
pp. 186 – 188

Abstract

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In a population-based study conducted in rural Ecuador, 635 stroke-free persons aged ≥40 years were interviewed with the Epworth sleepiness scale and screened to assess their cardiovascular health (CVH) status. Excessive daytime somnolence was present in 22% persons and a poor CVH status in 69%. In a generalized linear model after adjusting for age and sex, excessive daytime somnolence was not associated with a poor CVH status or with any of the individual metrics in the poor range. Excessive daytime somnolence may not be linked to cardiovascular risk factors at the rural level.

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