TY - JOUR
T1 - Sleep-disordered breathing in health aged persons
T2 - Possible daytime sequelae
AU - Berry, D. T.R.
AU - Phillips, B. A.
AU - Cook, Y. R.
AU - Schmitt, F. A.
AU - Gilmore, R. L.
AU - Patel, R.
AU - Keener, T. M.
AU - Tyre, E.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - We assessed the overnight sleep and breathing as well as daytime medical, sleep, and psychological status of a group of 34 healthy older persons. Analyses indicated that sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) was not related to any aspect of daytime functioning as measured in this study and that persons with an apnea + hyponea index (AHI) ≥ 5 (M AHI = 14.6) were not significantly impaired relative to those with lower levels of SDB (M AHI = 1.0) on any aspect of daytime performance. We conclude that SDB occurring in healthy aged persons is probably not of immediate concern and that the use of a cutting score of AHI ≥ 5 for diagnosis of sleep apnea syndrome is not indicative in healthy aged persons. However, these results may not be applicable to older persons who are not in the excellent state of health that was required for participants in our study.
AB - We assessed the overnight sleep and breathing as well as daytime medical, sleep, and psychological status of a group of 34 healthy older persons. Analyses indicated that sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) was not related to any aspect of daytime functioning as measured in this study and that persons with an apnea + hyponea index (AHI) ≥ 5 (M AHI = 14.6) were not significantly impaired relative to those with lower levels of SDB (M AHI = 1.0) on any aspect of daytime performance. We conclude that SDB occurring in healthy aged persons is probably not of immediate concern and that the use of a cutting score of AHI ≥ 5 for diagnosis of sleep apnea syndrome is not indicative in healthy aged persons. However, these results may not be applicable to older persons who are not in the excellent state of health that was required for participants in our study.
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U2 - 10.1093/geronj/42.6.620
DO - 10.1093/geronj/42.6.620
M3 - Article
C2 - 3680881
AN - SCOPUS:0023617640
SN - 0022-1422
VL - 42
SP - 620
EP - 626
JO - Journals of Gerontology
JF - Journals of Gerontology
IS - 6
ER -