title: [Sleep disturbances and a risk of myocardial infarction].
abstract: The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of sleep disturbances on the 8-year risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in men aged 25 to 64 years old. Screening of male inhabitants of one of Novosibirsk districts, aged 25 to 64 years, was performed within the framework of the WHO MONICA-psychosocial program in 1994. The cohort was followed up during 8 years (1994 - 2002) to determine end-points (MI). The statistical analysis was performed using SPSS- 10 software package. The relative risk (RR) of MI was evaluated using Cox proportional regressive model. Only one third of the 25 to 64-year-old male subjects with the first MI referred to their sleep as "good" whereas two thirds had sleep disturbances. The 8-year RR of MI in men aged 25 to 44 was 9.25 times higher in those whose sleep was estimated as '"poor" vs. those with "good" sleep, i. e. in this age group sleep disturbances were one of the most important MI risk factors; in 45 to 64 age group these differences were insignificant. RR of IM in men with sleep disturbances was higher in widowers, divorced men, men with low social support level, men with only primary education, working class men, and pensioners. The results demonstrate that sleep disturbances present a social problem and contribute greatly to the risk of MI in men of young age group.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Gafarov
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Gromova
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Gagulin
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Gafarova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012800:Siberia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications