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Fang F, Liu ZY, Lyu JQ, Miao MY, Gu JM, Qian YW, Shao XP, Wan ZX, Qin LQ, Yang J, Cai XY, Fang Q, Chen GC. Relationship of healthy lifestyle with healthy aging and the mediation by plasma proteins: a prospective cohort study. Am J Clin Nutr 2025:S0002-9165(25)00275-8. [PMID: 40409470 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2025] [Accepted: 05/19/2025] [Indexed: 05/25/2025] Open
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BACKGROUND Lifestyle factors have been widely associated with various major chronic diseases (MCDs) and life expectancy. OBJECTIVES Our study aimed to investigate the relationship of healthy lifestyle with the odds of healthy aging and the mediating role of plasma proteins. METHODS We included 26,774 participants from UK Biobank aged 64 years or older who were free of 15 MCDs at baseline. Healthy aging was defined as survival to age 80 without developing MCDs at the end of follow-up. According to a composite score of seven lifestyle factors, the participants were grouped as having healthy (6 or 7 healthy lifestyle factors), intermediate (3-5 healthy lifestyle factors), or unhealthy (0-2 healthy lifestyle factors) lifestyles. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association of lifestyle categories with the odds of healthy aging. In a subsample (n = 3231), proteomic signatures of healthy lifestyle were identified and their potential mediation on the relationship of healthy lifestyle with healthy aging were assessed. RESULTS A total of 16,269 participants achieved healthy aging. Compared to an unhealthy lifestyle, a healthy lifestyle was associated with 117% (95% CI: 95%-141%) higher odds of healthy aging, as well as lower risks of all-cause mortality and various MCDs. There were 879 plasma proteins associated with healthy lifestyle, largely involving the pathways associated with immune-inflammatory responses and lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis. There were 26 proteins which had the strongest correlations with healthy lifestyle (absolute value of effect size >0.15), among which 13 proteins were found to significantly explain 10.9% to 30.7% of the relationship between healthy lifestyle and healthy aging. Fatty acid-binding protein 4, adrenomedullin, and hepatocyte growth factor were the leading mediators. CONCLUSIONS A healthy lifestyle is associated with substantially higher odds of healthy aging, potentially through the regulation of specific circulating proteins.
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- Fei Fang
- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Medical Center of Soochow University), School of Public Health, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Major Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases, MOE Key Laboratory of Geriatric Diseases and Immunology, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Medical Center of Soochow University), School of Public Health, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Major Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases, MOE Key Laboratory of Geriatric Diseases and Immunology, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Medical Center of Soochow University), School of Public Health, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Medical Center of Soochow University), School of Public Health, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Medical Center of Soochow University), School of Public Health, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Medical Center of Soochow University), School of Public Health, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Medical Center of Soochow University), School of Public Health, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Clinical Nutrition, The First People's Hospital of Kunshan, Suzhou, China
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Medical Center of Soochow University), School of Public Health, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Medical Center of Soochow University), School of Public Health, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Medical Center of Soochow University), School of Public Health, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Medical Center of Soochow University), School of Public Health, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Major Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases, MOE Key Laboratory of Geriatric Diseases and Immunology, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
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Tessier AJ, Wang F, Korat AA, Eliassen AH, Chavarro J, Grodstein F, Li J, Liang L, Willett WC, Sun Q, Stampfer MJ, Hu FB, Guasch-Ferré M. Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging. Nat Med 2025; 31:1644-1652. [PMID: 40128348 PMCID: PMC12092270 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-025-03570-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2025] [Indexed: 03/26/2025]
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As the global population ages, it is critical to identify diets that, beyond preventing noncommunicable diseases, optimally promote healthy aging. Here, using longitudinal questionnaire data from the Nurses' Health Study (1986-2016) and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (1986-2016), we examined the association of long-term adherence to eight dietary patterns and ultraprocessed food consumption with healthy aging, as assessed according to measures of cognitive, physical and mental health, as well as living to 70 years of age free of chronic diseases. After up to 30 years of follow-up, 9,771 (9.3%) of 105,015 participants (66% women, mean age = 53 years (s.d. = 8)) achieved healthy aging. For each dietary pattern, higher adherence was associated with greater odds of healthy aging and its domains. The odds ratios for the highest quintile versus the lowest ranged from 1.45 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.35-1.57; healthful plant-based diet) to 1.86 (95% CI = 1.71-2.01; Alternative Healthy Eating Index). When the age threshold for healthy aging was shifted to 75 years, the Alternative Healthy Eating Index diet showed the strongest association with healthy aging, with an odds ratio of 2.24 (95% CI = 2.01-2.50). Higher intakes of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, unsaturated fats, nuts, legumes and low-fat dairy products were linked to greater odds of healthy aging, whereas higher intakes of trans fats, sodium, sugary beverages and red or processed meats (or both) were inversely associated. Our findings suggest that dietary patterns rich in plant-based foods, with moderate inclusion of healthy animal-based foods, may enhance overall healthy aging, guiding future dietary guidelines.
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- Anne-Julie Tessier
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
- Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- EPIC Center of the Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Institut de Valorisation des Données (IVADO), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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de Zorzi VN, Coelho JCP, dos Santos CES, Siqueira Junior JDA, Scheller DA, d ‘Orsi E, Rech CR. Understanding the relationships between 24-hour movement behavior, community mobility and the neighborhood built environment for healthy aging in Brazil: The EpiMove study protocol. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0315021. [PMID: 39637080 PMCID: PMC11620589 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2024] [Accepted: 11/19/2024] [Indexed: 12/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The population is aging rapidly worldwide, impacting public health, with countries in the Global South, such as Brazil, aging faster than developed nations. The 24-hour movement behavior is crucial for healthy aging, but its relationship with the neighborhood built environment is underresearched, especially for older adults. The EpiMove Study uses accelerometers and GPS to investigate the relationships between 24-hour movement behavior, community mobility and the neighborhood built environment for healthy aging in older Brazilian adults. METHODS The EpiMove Study is a representative cross-sectional study of older adults aged 60 years and older from an urban area in the southern region of Brazil. It consists of two phases. Phase 1 involves conducting home interviews to gather subjective measures of the neighborhood built environment and physical activity. Phase 2 involves delivering devices to participants' homes and collecting objective data on 24-hour movement behavior via wrist-worn wGT3X-BT ActiGraph accelerometers and community-based active transportation via hip-mounted GPS Qstarz-1000XT devices. The data are collected simultaneously over seven consecutive days, along with the participants' reasons for adhering to the study protocol. DISCUSSION The EpiMove study will provide a better understanding of the relationships between the perceived neighborhood environment and 24-hour movement behaviors and community-based active transportation among older adults, with a particular focus on whether environmental factors influence these behaviors, which are crucial for healthy aging. The results from the EpiMove study could offer essential evidence for developing public policies and urban interventions that support healthier and more equitable environments for aging populations, particularly in rapidly urbanizing regions.
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- Viviane Nogueira de Zorzi
- Postgraduation Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Postgraduation Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Postgraduation Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department Health and Sport Sciences, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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- Postgraduation Program in Public Health, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Postgraduation Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Tian L, Ding P, Kuang X, Ai W, Shi H. The association between sleep duration trajectories and successful aging: a population-based cohort study. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:3029. [PMID: 39482676 PMCID: PMC11529308 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-20524-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2024] [Accepted: 10/25/2024] [Indexed: 11/03/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Insufficient or excessive sleep duration are associated with increased risk of individual adverse outcomes. However, it remains largely unknown whether sleep duration trajectories are associated with overall health among older adults. This study aimed to examine the association between sleep duration trajectories and successful aging. METHODS In the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), 3,306 participants without major chronic diseases at baseline and survived to aged 60 years and older at the end of follow-up were potentially eligible participants. Total sleep duration was assessed in 2011, 2013, and 2015, and successful aging was evaluated in 2020 and was defined as being free of major chronic diseases, no physical impairment, high cognitive function, good mental health, and active engagement with life. Latent class mixed model (LCMM) was used to identify sleep duration trajectories and logistic regression was performed to explore the association between these trajectories and successful aging. RESULTS During the 9-year follow-up, 455 individuals (13.8%) met the criteria for successful aging. Five sleep duration trajectories were identified: normal stable, long stable, decreasing, increasing, and short stable. Compared with the normal stable trajectory, the adjusted ORs (95% CI) for achieving successful aging for participants with long stable, decreasing, increasing, and short stable trajectories were 1.00 (0.77, 1.30), 0.64 (0.40, 1.03), 0.64 (0.45, 0.92), and 0.48 (0.35, 0.66), respectively. The stratified and sensitivity analyses were generally consistent with the main results. CONCLUSIONS Increasing and short stable trajectories of sleep duration are associated with lower odds of successful aging relative to participants in the normal stable trajectory. The findings underscore the critical importance of monitoring dynamic changes in sleep duration in middle-aged and older Chinese adults.
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- Liuhong Tian
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine (School of Life Sciences), Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Li H, Tai BC, Pan A, Koh WP. Association between sleep duration from midlife to late life and the risk of depressive symptoms: the Singapore Chinese Health Study. BJPsych Open 2024; 10:e179. [PMID: 39391913 PMCID: PMC11536263 DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2024.772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 10/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The prospective association between sleep duration and the development of late-life depressive symptomology is unclear. AIMS To investigate sleep duration from midlife to late life in relation to risk of depressive symptoms in late life. METHOD A total of 14 361 participants from the Singapore Chinese Health Study were included in the present study. Daily sleep duration was self-reported at baseline (mean age of 52.4 years; 1993-98), follow-up 2 (mean age of 65.2 years; 2006-10) and follow-up 3 (mean age of 72.5 years; 2014-16) interviews. Depressive symptoms were evaluated using the Geriatric Depression Scale at follow-up 3 interviews. Modified Poisson regression models were performed to estimate relative risks and 95% confidence intervals of late-life depressive symptoms in relation to sleep duration at baseline and the two follow-up interviews. RESULTS Compared with sleeping 7 h per day, a short sleep duration of ≤5 h per day at baseline (i.e. midlife) was related to a higher risk of depressive symptoms (relative risk 1.10, 95% CI 1.06-1.15), and this risk was not affected by subsequent prolongation of sleep. Conversely, a long sleep duration of ≥9 h per day at baseline was not related to risk of depressive symptoms. At follow-up 3 (i.e. late life), both short sleep (relative risk 1.20, 95% CI 1.16-1.25) and long sleep (relative risk 1.12, 95% CI 1.07-1.18) duration were cross-sectionally associated with depressive symptoms. CONCLUSION Short sleep duration in midlife, regardless of subsequent prolongation, is associated with an increased risk of depression in late life. Contrariwise, both short and long sleep duration in late life co-occur with depressive symptoms.
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- Huiqi Li
- Healthy Longevity Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Healthy Longevity Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; and Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
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Zhang D, She Y, Sun J, Cui Y, Yang X, Zeng X, Qin W. Brain Age Estimation from Overnight Sleep Electroencephalography with Multi-Flow Sequence Learning. Nat Sci Sleep 2024; 16:879-896. [PMID: 38974693 PMCID: PMC11227046 DOI: 10.2147/nss.s463495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024] Open
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Purpose This study aims to improve brain age estimation by developing a novel deep learning model utilizing overnight electroencephalography (EEG) data. Methods We address limitations in current brain age prediction methods by proposing a model trained and evaluated on multiple cohort data, covering a broad age range. The model employs a one-dimensional Swin Transformer to efficiently extract complex patterns from sleep EEG signals and a convolutional neural network with attentional mechanisms to summarize sleep structural features. A multi-flow learning-based framework attentively merges these two features, employing sleep structural information to direct and augment the EEG features. A post-prediction model is designed to integrate the age-related features throughout the night. Furthermore, we propose a DecadeCE loss function to address the problem of an uneven age distribution. Results We utilized 18,767 polysomnograms (PSGs) from 13,616 subjects to develop and evaluate the proposed model. The model achieves a mean absolute error (MAE) of 4.19 and a correlation of 0.97 on the mixed-cohort test set, and an MAE of 6.18 years and a correlation of 0.78 on an independent test set. Our brain age estimation work reduced the error by more than 1 year compared to other studies that also used EEG, achieving the level of neuroimaging. The estimated brain age index demonstrated longitudinal sensitivity and exhibited a significant increase of 1.27 years in individuals with psychiatric or neurological disorders relative to healthy individuals. Conclusion The multi-flow deep learning model proposed in this study, based on overnight EEG, represents a more accurate approach for estimating brain age. The utilization of overnight sleep EEG for the prediction of brain age is both cost-effective and adept at capturing dynamic changes. These findings demonstrate the potential of EEG in predicting brain age, presenting a noninvasive and accessible method for assessing brain aging.
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- Di Zhang
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710126, People’s Republic of China
- Intelligent Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Technology and Transformation Joint Laboratory, Xidian University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710126, People’s Republic of China
- Intelligent Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Technology and Transformation Joint Laboratory, Xidian University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710126, People’s Republic of China
- Intelligent Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Technology and Transformation Joint Laboratory, Xidian University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710126, People’s Republic of China
- Intelligent Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Technology and Transformation Joint Laboratory, Xidian University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710126, People’s Republic of China
- Intelligent Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Technology and Transformation Joint Laboratory, Xidian University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710126, People’s Republic of China
- Intelligent Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Technology and Transformation Joint Laboratory, Xidian University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710126, People’s Republic of China
- Intelligent Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Technology and Transformation Joint Laboratory, Xidian University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China
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Shi H, Hu FB, Huang T, Schernhammer ES, Willett WC, Sun Q, Wang M. Sedentary Behaviors, Light-Intensity Physical Activity, and Healthy Aging. JAMA Netw Open 2024; 7:e2416300. [PMID: 38861256 PMCID: PMC11167497 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.16300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024] Open
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Importance Sleep duration and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) are associated with healthy aging, but the associations of sedentary behaviors and light-intensity physical activity (LPA) with healthy aging are still unclear. Objective To examine the independent association of sedentary behaviors and LPA with healthy aging, and to estimate the theoretical association of replacing sedentary behavior with LPA, MVPA, or sleep with healthy aging. Design, Setting, and Participants In this cohort study using data from the Nurses' Health Study, participants aged 50 years or older and free of major chronic diseases in 1992 were prospectively followed up for 20 years. Data were analyzed from January to May 2022. Exposures Three measures for sedentary behaviors (hours watching television, sitting at work, and other sitting at home) and 2 measures for LPA (hours of standing or walking around at home [LPA-Home] and at work [LPA-Work]). Main Outcomes and Measures Healthy aging was defined as survival to at least age 70 years with maintenance of 4 health domains (ie, no major chronic diseases and no impairment in subjective memory, physical function, or mental health). The isotemporal substitution model was used to evaluate the potential impact on healthy aging of replacing 1 hour of 1 behavior with equivalent duration of another. Results Among 45 176 participants (mean [SD] age, 59.2 [6.0] years), 3873 (8.6%) women achieved healthy aging. After adjustment for covariates including MVPA, each increment of 2 hours per day in sitting watching television was associated with a 12% (95% CI, 7%-17%) reduction in the odds of healthy aging. In contrast, each increase of 2 hours per day in LPA-Work was associated with a 6% (95% CI, 3%-9%) increase in the odds of healthy aging. Replacing 1 hour of sitting watching television with LPA-Home (OR, 1.08; 95% CI, 1.05-1.12), LPA-Work (OR, 1.10; 95% CI, 1.07-1.14), or MVPA (OR, 1.28; 95% CI, 1.23-1.34) was associated with increased odds of healthy aging. Among participants who slept 7 hours per day or less, replacing television time with sleep was also associated with increased odds of healthy aging. Conclusions and Relevance In this cohort study, longer television watching time decreased odds of healthy aging, whereas LPA and MVPA increased odds of healthy aging and replacing sitting watching television with LPA or MVPA, or with sleep in those who slept 7 hours per day or less, was associated with increased odds of healthy aging, providing evidence for rearranging 24-hour behavior to promote overall health.
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- Hongying Shi
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Epidemiology, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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Hung ST, Cheng YC, Wu CC, Su CH. Examining Physical Wellness as the Fundamental Element for Achieving Holistic Well-Being in Older Persons: Review of Literature and Practical Application in Daily Life. J Multidiscip Healthc 2023; 16:1889-1904. [PMID: 37435298 PMCID: PMC10329914 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s419306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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This review examines the impact of physical activity, nutrition, and sleep evaluations on the physical wellness (PW) and overall well-being of older individuals. A comprehensive search was conducted in databases like PubMed, Google Scholar, and EBSCO Information Services. The search spanned from January 2000 to December 2022, resulting in 19,400 articles, out of which 98 review articles met the inclusion criteria. Through the analysis of these articles, key characteristics of the literature were summarized, and opportunities to enhance the practical application of physical activity (PA), nutrition, and sleep evaluations in the daily lives of older persons were identified. Regular physical activity is crucial for older persons to maintain their physical, mental, and emotional well-being and prevent age-related health issues. Older persons have specific nutritional needs, including increased protein, vitamin D, calcium, and vitamin B12 intake. Poor sleep quality in older persons is associated with negative health outcomes such as cognitive decline, physical disability, and mortality. This review emphasizes the significance of considering physical wellness as a fundamental element for achieving holistic well-being in older persons and highlights the importance of physical activity, nutrition, and sleep evaluations in improving their overall health and well-being. By understanding and implementing these findings, we can enhance the quality of life and promote healthy aging in older persons.
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- Sheng-Te Hung
- Graduate Institute of Sports Coaching Science, College of Kinesiology and Health, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, 111396, Taiwan
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- Department of Exercise and Health Promotion, College of Kinesiology and Health, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, 111396, Taiwan
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- Department of Exercise and Health Promotion, College of Kinesiology and Health, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, 111396, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Sports Coaching Science, College of Kinesiology and Health, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, 111396, Taiwan
- Department of Exercise and Health Promotion, College of Kinesiology and Health, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, 111396, Taiwan
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Chen M, Lu C, Zha J. Long Sleep Duration Increases the Risk of All-Cause Mortality Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Frailty: Evidence From NHANES 2009-2014. J Appl Gerontol 2022; 42:1078-1088. [PMID: 36560922 DOI: 10.1177/07334648221147917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of sleep duration on all-cause mortality among older adults with frailty. Methods: The prospective cohort study included 5705 community participants aged 60 or above in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Health indicators were selected in the NHANES to obtain the frailty index and sleep duration. The risk of all-cause mortality was estimated by a Cox proportional hazard model. Results: During the follow-up, long sleep duration was associated with higher all-cause mortality (adjusted HR = 1.28, 95% CI 1.03-1.59). The hazard of all-cause mortality was the lowest from the beginning of sleep until sleep duration reached 5.8 hours among older adults with frailty. Discussion: Long sleep duration was associated with higher all-cause mortality among older adults with frailty. There was a U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and all-cause mortality.
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- Mingzhuang Chen
- Divison of Medical Affairs, 117556The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital, 91594Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, China
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- Office of Party, 117556The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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Shi H, Huang T, Schernhammer ES, Sun Q, Wang M. Rotating Night Shift Work and Healthy Aging After 24 Years of Follow-up in the Nurses' Health Study. JAMA Netw Open 2022; 5:e2210450. [PMID: 35507343 PMCID: PMC9069254 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.10450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Importance Rotating night shift work is associated with higher mortality. Whether it is also associated with overall health among those who survive to older ages remains unclear. Objective To examine whether rotating night shift work is associated with healthy aging after 24 years of follow-up in the Nurses' Health Study, a cohort study among registered female nurses. Design, Setting, and Participants For this cohort study, a composite healthy aging phenotype was ascertained among 46 318 participants who were aged 46 to 68 years and free of major chronic diseases in 1988 when the history of night shift work was assessed. In a secondary analysis in which cognitive function decline was considered in the healthy aging definition, 14 273 nurses were involved. Data were analyzed from March 1 to September 30, 2021. Exposures Duration of rotating night shift work. Main Outcomes and Measures Healthy aging was defined as reaching at least 70 years of age and being free of 11 major chronic diseases, memory impairment, physical limitation, or deteriorated mental health. Results Of 46 318 female nurses (mean [SD] age at baseline, 55.4 [6.1] years), 3695 (8.0%) achieved healthy aging after 24 years of follow-up. After adjusting for established and potential confounders, compared with women who never worked rotating night shifts, the odds of achieving healthy aging decreased significantly with increasing duration of night shift work. The odds ratios were 0.96 (95% CI, 0.89-1.03) for 1 to 5 years, 0.92 (95% CI, 0.79-1.07) for 6 to 9 years, and 0.79 (95% CI, 0.69-0.91) for 10 or more years of night shift work (P = .001 for trend). This association did not differ substantially by age and lifestyles and was consistent for 4 individual dimensions of healthy aging. Results were similar in a secondary analysis, with an odds ratio of 0.73 (95% CI, 0.60-0.89; P < .001 for trend) comparing 10 or more years of night shift work vs no night shift work. Conclusions and Relevance In this cohort study, rotating night shift work was associated with decreased probability of healthy aging among US female nurses. These data support the notion that excess night shift work is a significant health concern that may also lead to deteriorated overall health among older individuals.
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- Hongying Shi
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Epidemiology, Center for Public Health, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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Li Y, Sahakian BJ, Kang J, Langley C, Zhang W, Xie C, Xiang S, Yu J, Cheng W, Feng J. The brain structure and genetic mechanisms underlying the nonlinear association between sleep duration, cognition and mental health. NATURE AGING 2022; 2:425-437. [PMID: 37118065 DOI: 10.1038/s43587-022-00210-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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Sleep duration, psychiatric disorders and dementias are closely interconnected in older adults. However, the underlying genetic mechanisms and brain structural changes are unknown. Using data from the UK Biobank for participants primarily of European ancestry aged 38-73 years, including 94% white people, we identified a nonlinear association between sleep, with approximately 7 h as the optimal sleep duration, and genetic and cognitive factors, brain structure, and mental health as key measures. The brain regions most significantly underlying this interconnection included the precentral cortex, the lateral orbitofrontal cortex and the hippocampus. Longitudinal analysis revealed that both insufficient and excessive sleep duration were significantly associated with a decline in cognition on follow up. Furthermore, mediation analysis and structural equation modeling identified a unified model incorporating polygenic risk score (PRS), sleep, brain structure, cognition and mental health. This indicates that possible genetic mechanisms and brain structural changes may underlie the nonlinear relationship between sleep duration and cognition and mental health.
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- Yuzhu Li
- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Key Laboratory of Computational Neuroscience and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Key Laboratory of Computational Neuroscience and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
- MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Key Laboratory of Computational Neuroscience and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
- MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Key Laboratory of Computational Neuroscience and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Key Laboratory of Computational Neuroscience and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
- Key Laboratory of Computational Neuroscience and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.
- Fudan ISTBI-ZJNU Algorithm Centre for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China.
- Shanghai Medical College and Zhongshan Hosptital Immunotherapy Technology Transfer Center, Shanghai, China.
- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
- Key Laboratory of Computational Neuroscience and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.
- MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
- Fudan ISTBI-ZJNU Algorithm Centre for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China.
- Zhangjiang Fudan International Innovation Center, Shanghai, China.
- Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
- School of Data Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Moreno-Tamayo K, Manrique-Espinoza B, Morales-Carmona E, Salinas-Rodríguez A. Sleep duration and incident frailty: The Rural Frailty Study. BMC Geriatr 2021; 21:368. [PMID: 34134643 PMCID: PMC8207661 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02272-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The association between sleep duration and frailty remains unconclusive since most of the studies have been cross-sectional. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the association between sleep duration, sleep complaints, and incident frailty. Methods A community-based cohort study from rural areas in Mexico with 309 older adults aged 70 and over. Data from waves two and three of the Rural Frailty Study were used. We operationalized the Fried frailty phenotype to describe prevalent and incident frailty at two consecutive waves. Sleep duration was classified as: ≤ 5 h, 6 h, 7–8 h, and ≥ 9 h; and the self-reported sleep complaints as a dichotomous variable. Analyses were performed using Poison regression models. Results The average age was 76.2 years and 55.3% were women; the incidence of frailty was 30.4%; 13.3% slept ≤5 h, and 38.5% ≥ 9 h. Compared with the group that slept 7–8 h, the risk of frailty at 4.4 years of follow-up was significantly higher among those who slept ≤5 h (adjusted RR 1.80, 95% CI: 1.04–3.11) and among those who slept ≥9 h (adjusted RR 1.69, 95% CI: 1.10–2.58). Sleep complaints were not associated with incident frailty (adjusted RR 1.41, 95% CI: 0.94–2.12). Conclusions Our results show that short and long sleep duration are associated with the incidence of frailty. Studies that objectively evaluate sleep duration are needed to clarify whether meeting the recommended hours of sleep decreases frailty incidence.
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- Karla Moreno-Tamayo
- Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud, Área Envejecimiento, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Cuidad de México, Mexico
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- Center for Evaluation Research and Surveys, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
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- Center for Evaluation Research and Surveys, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Center for Evaluation Research and Surveys, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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