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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Aug 25;56(9):1665–1673. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01846.x

Table 3.

Age and Multivariate Adjusted Means (95% Confidence Intervals) for Continuous Physical Function Outcome by Sleep Measures

Grip Strength (kg) Usual Walking Speed (m/s)
Age adjusted Multivariate adjusted Age adjusted Multivariate adjusted
Total Nighttime Sleep §
  ≤6 hours 37.0 (36.5-37.5) 37.0 (36.5-37.5) 1.1 (1.1-1.1) 1.1 (1.1-1.1)
  6-8 hours 38.4 (38.0-38.7) 38.4 (38.1-38.8) 1.2 (1.2-1.3) 1.2 (1.1-1.2)
  ≥8 hours 37.5 (36.5-38.5) 37.5 (36.5-38.5) 1.1 (1.1-1.2) 1.1 (1.1-1.2)
Sleep Efficiency §
  ≥80% 38.2 (37.9-38.6) 38.2 (37.8-38.5) 1.2 (1.2-1.2) 1.2 (1.1-1.2)
  <80% 37.1 (36.6-37.6) 37.3 (36.8-37.8) 1.1 (1.1-1.1) 1.1 (1.1-1.1)*
Sleep Latency §
  <30 min 38.1 (37.7-38.4) 38.0 (37.7-38.3) 1.2 (1.2-1.2) 1.2 (1.1-1.2)
  ≥30 min 37.5 (37.1-38.0) 37.7 (37.3-38.2) 1.1 (1.1-1.1) 1.1 (1.1-1.2)
WASO §
  <90 min 38.2 (37.9-38.6) 38.2 (37.8-38.5) 1.2 (1.2-1.2) 1.2 (1.1-1.2)
  ≥90 min 37.1 (36.7-37.6) 37.3 (36.9-37.8) 1.1 (1.1-1.1) 1.1 (1.1-1.1)
REM
  Quartile 1 (<14.8%) 37.2 (36.6-37.8) 37.4 (36.8-38.0) 1.1 (1.1-1.1) 1.1 (1.1-1.1)
  Quartile 2 (14.8-19.6%) 37.9 (37.3-38.4) 37.8 (37.2-38.3) 1.2 (1.1-1.2) 1.2 (1.1-1.2)
  Quartile 3 (19.6-23.7%) 38.6 (38.0-39.2) 38.6 (38.0-39.1) 1.2 (1.2-1.2) 1.2 (1.1-1.2)
  Quartile 4 (≥23.7%) 38.2 (37.7-38.8) 38.2 (37.6-38.7)* 1.2 (1.1-1.2) 1.2 (1.1-1.2)*
Respiratory Disturbance Index
  RDI <30 38.0 (37.7-38.3) 38.0 (37.7-38.3) 1.2 (1.1-1.2) 1.2 (1.1-1.2)
  RDI ≥30 37.2 (36.5-37.9)* 37.4 (36.7-38.0) 1.1 (1.1-1.1) 1.1 (1.1-1.1)
% Sleep Time with O2<90%
  <1% 38.3 (37.9, 38.7) 38.2 (37.8, 38.6) 1.2 (1.2, 1.2) 1.2 (1.1, 1.2)
  ≥1% 37.5 (37.1, 37.9) 37.6 (37.2, 38.0)* 1.1 (1.1, 1.1) 1.1 (1.1, 1.1)
*

p-trend <.05

p-trend <.01

p-trend <.001

§

Measured by actigraphy

Wake after Sleep Onset (WASO), Rapid Eye Movement Sleep (REM), Oxygen Saturation (O2)

Multivariate adjustment includes age, BMI, clinic site, antidepressant use, hypertension, comorbid disease (history of at least one medical condition including cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, diabetes, COPD and Parkinson's disease), Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly, and smoking