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Sleep problems and risk of all-cause cognitive decline or dementia: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Wei Xu1, Chen-Chen Tan2, Juan-Juan Zou3
1Neurology Department, Qingdao Municipal Hospital Group, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China 1037219730@qq.com.
Objectives:
To conduct an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of association between sleep and all-cause cognitive disorders.
Methods:
PubMed and EMBASE were searched from inception to 18 February 2019. Cohort studies exploring longitudinal associations of sleep with cognitive decline or dementia were included. The multivariable-adjusted effect estimates were pooled by random-effects models, with credibility assessment. The robust error meta-regression model was used to conduct the dose-response meta-analysis for sleep duration.
Results:
11 155 reports were searched and 51 eligible cohorts with 15 sleep problems were included for our meta-analyses. Ten types of sleep conditions or parameters, including six (insomnia, fragmentation, daytime dysfunction, prolonged latency, rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder and excessive time in bed) with moderate-to-high levels of evidence, were linked to higher risk of all-cause cognitive disorders. Furthermore, a U-shaped relationship was revealed for the associations with sleep duration.
Conclusions:
Sleep management might serve as a promising target for dementia prevention.
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