Cross-sectional and prospective associations between self-reported sleep characteristics and cognitive function in men and women: The Midlife in the United States study

Aaron C Schneider; Chooza Moon; Kara M Whitaker; Dong Zhang; Lucas J Carr; Wei Bao; Qian Xiao

doi:10.1111/jsr.13515

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Cross-sectional and prospective associations between self-reported sleep characteristics and cognitive function in men and women: The Midlife in the United States study

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Cross-sectional and prospective associations between self-reported sleep characteristics and cognitive function in men and women: The Midlife in the United States study

Aaron C Schneider, Chooza Moon, Kara M Whitaker, Dong Zhang, Lucas J Carr, Wei Bao and Qian Xiao

Journal of sleep research, Vol.31(3), e13515

11/11/2021

DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13515

PMCID: PMC9081251

PMID: 34766410

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Sleep behaviour is an important contributing factor in healthy human ageing and cognitive function. Previous studies have linked sleep deficiency with cognitive decline in older adults. However, there is need for more prospective investigations that focus on specific domains of cognitive function. The present study analysed cross-sectional and prospective associations between self-reported sleep and cognitive function in the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study. Weekday and weekend sleep duration and habitual sleep quality were obtained via questionnaire data. Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone was conducted to assess overall cognitive function, as well as episodic memory and executive function. We found significant trend for both long weekday and weekend sleep (>8 hr) and lower episodic memory scores in the overall sample. Sex-specific cross-sectional analysis demonstrated men with longer weekend sleep duration have lower overall cognitive function scores, and a negative association between weekend sleep and episodic memory scores. Women demonstrated a positive association between weekend sleep duration and executive function scores. There was no prospective significance for overall or sex-specific analysis. Our present results suggest that sleep duration may contribute to cognitive function, and future studies should include objective sleep measurements and focus on the potential cognitive benefits of improving sleep to further elucidate this association.

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Title: Subtitle: Cross-sectional and prospective associations between self-reported sleep characteristics and cognitive function in men and women: The Midlife in the United States study
Creators: Aaron C Schneider - University of Iowa
Chooza Moon - University of Iowa
Kara M Whitaker - University of Iowa
Dong Zhang - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Lucas J Carr - University of Iowa
Wei Bao - University of Iowa
Qian Xiao - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of sleep research, Vol.31(3), e13515
DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13515
PMID: 34766410
PMCID: PMC9081251
NLM abbreviation: J Sleep Res
ISSN: 0962-1105
eISSN: 1365-2869
Publisher: WILEY
Number of pages: 12
Language: English
Date published: 11/11/2021
Academic Unit: Epidemiology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Nursing; Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center; Health, Sport, and Human Physiology
Record Identifier: 9984246014802771

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