Excessive daytime somnolence and cardiovascular health: A population-based study in rural Ecuador.
In a population-based study conducted in rural Ecuador, 635 stroke-free persons aged ≥40 years were interviewed with the Epworth sleepiness scale and screened to assess their cardiovascular health (CVH) status. Excessive daytime somnolence was present in 22% persons and a poor CVH status in 69%. In a generalized linear model after adjusting for age and sex, excessive daytime somnolence was not associated with a poor CVH status or with any of the individual metrics in the poor range. Excessive daytime somnolence may not be linked to cardiovascular risk factors at the rural level.
School of Medicine, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Oscar H
OH
Del Brutto
Gastroenterology Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States.
Robertino M
RM
Mera
Community Health center, Atahualpa, Ecuador.
Mauricio
M
Zambrano
Sleep Disorders Center, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, United States.
Pablo R
PR
Castillo
Atahualpa; Cardiovascular health; Epworth sleepiness scale; Excessive daytime somnolence; Population-based study; Sleep disorders