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9%; males 24.0%). Adjusted analyses indicated that the odds of multimorbidity were higher for participants who selfreported either short or long sleep duration, as well as dissatisfaction with sleep quality. Associations were stronger among younger age groups (45-54 years and 55-64 years).

Disrupted sleep may be a risk factor for multimorbidity across sexes and age groups. It is necessary to understand the potential impact of sleep on the risk of multimorbidity to inform both clinical and public health guidelines for the prevention and management of this major health issue.

Disrupted sleep may be a risk factor for multimorbidity across sexes and age groups. It is necessary to understand the potential impact of sleep on the risk of multimorbidity to inform both clinical and public health guidelines for the prevention and management of this major health issue.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is known to be highly associated with reflux diseases. There is evidence that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) can decrease the clinical symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in OSA patients, but whether CPAP can decrease nocturnal laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) episodes is still lack of strong evidence.

To investigate the efficiency of CPAP on LPR and the relationship between LPR, GER and OSA.

retrospective study.

Forty adult patients who had confirmed OSA by polysomnography and suspected LPR were enrolled. Their results of synchronous polysomnography and 24h esophageal and oropharyngeal Dx-pH monitoring were analyzed. Twenty-seven OSA patients were treated with CPAP on the second night. The nocturnal reflux parameters with and without CPAP treatment were compared.

15.0% and 42.5% of OSA patients were associated with LPR and GER through Dx-pH monitoring respectively. Nevertheless, more than one reflux attack falling below pH6.0 of oropharynx during sleep time was detected in 80.0% patients. There was a significant inverse correlation between the lowest/mean pH values of oropharynx and obstructive apnea index (OAI), so was the lowest pH values of esophagus. Significant positive correlation was calculated between the total number of reflux episodes below pH6.0 of oropharynx and apnea-hypopnea index (AHI)/OAI/hypopnea index (HI). A similar positive correlation was also significant between AHI/OAI and GER parameters. The assessment of the efficacy of CPAP treatment showed significant difference both in GER and LPR related parameter.

OSA patients have a higher incidence of nocturnal LPR and GER. CPAP treatment can effectively reduce both GER and LPR attacks while disordered sleep events reduced in OSA patients.

OSA patients have a higher incidence of nocturnal LPR and GER. CPAP treatment can effectively reduce both GER and LPR attacks while disordered sleep events reduced in OSA patients.Sleep bruxism (SB) is characterized by recurrent masticatory muscle activity during sleep with occasional tooth grinding. SB can be concomitant with sleep apnea although its association with insomnia is understudied.

Assess the strength of the associations between SB, insomnia and sleep apnea in a general population.

Data from the 2007 EPISONO general population study (n=1042; Sao Paulo, Brazil) were reused for the present analyses. The data was collected from polysomnography (PSG) and from a questionnaire. SB could only be assessed as "possible" with self-report questionnaires, but as "definitive" with both self-reports and PSG. Logistic regression and decision tree analyses were performed.

Logistic regression analyses revealed that being male, overweight, obese, having an apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) above 30 and insomnia syndrome are among risk factors for SB (prevalence ratio (PR) 1.5-3.3). A high AHI and insomnia syndrome had similar PRs, 2.7 and 2.8, respectively. Decision tree analysis showed that insomnia syndrome contributed to the predictive accuracy of SB self-report (88%). A similar estimate (91%) was observed with SB PSG data. Correspondence analysis illustrated three age profiles in participants (1) good sleepers aged 20-35 years, (2) females aged 35-50 years with SB and concomitant insomnia syndrome, and (3) participants aged≥50 years with obesity and sleep apnea.

Insomnia is likely a condition associated with SB, especially in middle-age females, while sleep apnea seems age and gender dependent. Such overlap may influence the treatment decision to achieve best outcomes.

EPISONO study; Clinical trials.gov ID # NCT00596713.

EPISONO study; Clinical trials.gov ID # NCT00596713.

To investigate (1) the effect of different scoring rules on leg movement (LM) classification in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA); (2) determinants of respiratory event related leg movements (rLM); and (3) to relate LM parameters to clinical outcomes.

(1) LM classification was compared between the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) 2006 and the WASM 2016 rules in 336 participants with apnea hypopnea index (AHI)≥5; (2) determinants and features of rLM were investigated with logistic mixed regression in 172 participants with AHI≥10 and respiratory disturbance index (RDI)≥15, and (3) LM parameters were compared for patients with and without cardiovascular events and related to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) adherence.

WASM-2016 scoring significantly reduced periodic limb movements of sleep (PLMS) frequency in OSA participants even when only considering the new periodicity criteria. Probability of rLM was strongly increased when respiratory events ended with an arousal, but rLMory driven LM, and that the presence of non-respiratory PLMS is instrumental in distinguishing between the two.

The relationship between alopecia areata (AA) and sleep disorders remains uncertain. This study aims to investigate the bidirectional association between AA and sleep disorders.

To assess the risk of developing sleep disorders, we recruited 5648 patients with AA and 22,592 matched controls from the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) in Taiwan. Raf inhibitor drugs Similarly, risk of developing AA was assessed in 93,130 patients with sleep disorders (including 7310 patients with obstructive sleep apnea [OSA] and 85,820 patients with non-apnea insomnia) and 372,520 matched controls. Cox regression model was used for the analysis.

AA patients had a significantly increased risk of developing OSA (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 3.80; 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.53-5.71) and non-apnea insomnia (aHR 4.20; 95% CI 3.68-4.79). Conversely, presence of sleep disorders significantly increased the risk of AA development (aHR 4.70; 95% CI 3.99-5.54). Both OSA (aHR 3.89; 95% CI 2.46-6.16) and nonapnea insomnia (aHR 4.77; 95% CI 4.