title: Cognitive function and sleep related breathing disorders in a healthy elderly population: the SYNAPSE study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Sleep related breathing disorders (SRBD) are risk factors for cognitive dysfunction in middle-aged subjects, but this association has not been observed in the elderly. We assess the impact of SRBD on cognitive performance in a large cohort of healthy elderly subjects.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study examining the association between subjective memory test, neuropsychological battery testing and SRBD in the elderly.
  
  
  METHODS
  Community-based sample in home and research clinical settings.
  
  
  METHODS
  827 subjects, 58.5% women, aged 68 y at study entry, participated in the study. All were free of previously diagnosed SRBD, coronary heart disease, and neurological disorders, including stroke and dementia. Clinical interview, neurological assessment, polygraphy, and extensive cognitive testing were conducted for all participants.
  
  
  METHODS
  N/A.
  
  
  RESULTS
  SRBD (apnea-hypopnea index [AHI] > 15 events/h) was diagnosed in 445 (53%) subjects, 167 (37%) of them with AHI > 30. Minimal daytime sleepiness was found in the group; 9.2% of the population had an Epworth Sleepiness Scale score > 10. No significant association was found between AHI, nocturnal hypoxemia, and cognitive scores. Comparison of mild vs severe cases showed a trend toward lower cognitive scores with AHI > 30, affecting delayed recall and Stroop test.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The impact of undiagnosed SRBD on cognitive function appeared quite limited in a generally older healthy population, and only slightly affected severe cases. The implication of undiagnosed SRBD on the cognitive impairment in elderly subjects remains hypothetical and needs to be prospectively studied.
authors.affiliation: Service de Physiologie Clinique et de l'Exercice, Pole NOL, CHU, Faculté de Médecine J. Lisfranc, UJM et PRES Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sforza
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roche
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thomas-Anterion
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kerleroux
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Beauchet
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Celle
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maudoux
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pichot
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: Jean Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Barthélémy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D003071:Cognition; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
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