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Healthy Older Adults’ Sleep Predicts All-Cause Mortality at 4 to 19 Years of Follow-Up

Psychosomatic Medicine · 2003 · Vol. 65(1) · pp. 63–73

Mary Amanda Dew✉(UPMC Health System)Carolyn C. Hoch(University of Pittsburgh)Daniel J. Buysse(University of Pittsburgh)Timothy H. Monk(University of Pittsburgh)Amy Begley(University of Pittsburgh)Patricia R. Houck(University of Pittsburgh)Martica H. Hall(University of Pittsburgh)David J. Kupfer(University of Pittsburgh)Charles F. Reynolds(University of Pittsburgh)

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Abstract

Older adults with specific EEG sleep characteristics have an excess risk of dying beyond that associated with age, gender, or medical burden. The findings suggest that interventions to optimize and protect older adults' sleep initiation, continuity, and quality may be warranted.

Sleep and related disorders Sleep and Wakefulness Research Sleep and Work-Related FatigueSleep (system call)ConfoundingMedicineSlow-wave sleepSleep disorderElectroencephalographyDemographyCognitionInternal medicinePsychiatry

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AgedAged, 80 and overCause of DeathFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMortalityRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSleep Wake DisordersLife TablesProportional Hazards ModelsSurvival Analysis

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