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. 2022 Nov;34(11):2835-2843.
doi: 10.1007/s40520-022-02225-6. Epub 2022 Sep 3.

Osteoarthritis is positively associated with self-reported sleep trouble in older adults

Benjamin Rothrauff #  1   2 , Qi Tang #  3 , Jiaoju Wang  4 , Jinshen He  5
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Osteoarthritis is positively associated with self-reported sleep trouble in older adults

Benjamin Rothrauff et al. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability in older adults. Most research has focused on minimizing pain and maximizing physical function so as to maintain patient mobility preceding joint arthroplasty. However, few studies have formally studied the relationship between OA and sleep trouble, although it is clinically recognized that OA may affect sleep.

Methods: The study was based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database from 2011-2018. Participants were defined as adults aged 60 years or older with diagnoses of OA and self-reported sleep trouble. Multivariable regression analyses were applied to assess the association between OA and sleep trouble, adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, race/ethnicity, education level, marital status, income, depression level, etc. RESULTS: This study included 4154 participants, consisting of the control group (n = 2966) and the OA group (n = 1188). OA individuals were 2.11 (95% CI 1.79-2.47, p < 0.001) times more likely to have sleep trouble compared with those without OA. On subgroup analyses, there was lower odds ratio value of sleep trouble in men compared with women, and in the highest income group compared with the other income groups.

Conclusions: OA was positively associated with sleep trouble in older adults, with different odds ratio values among different subgroups. Our results suggest that older adults with OA should be aggressively screened for sleep problems.

Keywords: Metabolic equivalent task; NHANES; Osteoarthritis; Sleep trouble.

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