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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Sep 28;57(11):2085–2093. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02490.x

Table 3.

Multivariable Association between Sleep Disturbance and Odds of Greater Frailty Status

Sleep Disturbance Proportional Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Base Model* Final Multivariable Model
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index >5 2.08 (1.80–2.41) 1.28 (1.09–1.50)
Epworth Sleepiness Scale >10 1.59 (1.29–1.97) 1.12 (0.89–1.41)
Total sleep time ≤5 hrs 1.27 (1.01–1.58) 1.21 (0.96–1.54)
Sleep efficiency <70% 1.60 (1.32–1.92) 1.37 (1.12–1.67)
Sleep latency ≥60 minutes 1.72 (1.36–2.18) 1.42 (1.10–1.82)
≥8 Long wake episodes 1.27 (1.09–1.48) 1.08 (0.91–1.27)
Respiratory Disturbance Index ≥15 1.37 (1.16–1.63) 1.38 (1.15–1.65)
≥10% of sleep time with SaO2 <90% 1.31 (1.04–1.65) 1.19 (0.93–1.53)
PLMA ≥5/hour 1.07 (0.91–1.27) 1.05 (0.88–1.25)
*

Adjusted for age, race, site, number of selected medical conditions, body mass index

Adjusted for age, race, site, health status, educational level, social support, alcohol intake, smoking status, antidepressant use, benzodiazepine use, nonbenzodiazepine nonbarbituate sedative hypnotic use, number of selected medical conditions, depressive symptoms, cognitive function, functional disabilities, and body mass index

Abbreviations: SaO2, arterial oxygen saturation;PLMA, periodic leg movements causing arousal/hour of sleep