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. 2022 Feb 1;18(2):345–359. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9562

Table 2.

Prodromal neurodegenerative signs in all insomnia combined.

No Insomnia
(n = 20,400)
All Insomnia
(n = 8,755)
All Insomnia vs Ctrl
n (%) or Mean ± SD ORAge&Sex(+Education)_Adjusted [95% CI]
Motor signs
 Balance task
  Best performance (seconds) 39.7 ± 23.3 38.51 ± 23.48 -
  <15th percentile 2,799 (14.5) 1,271 (15.6) 1.16 [1.07, 1.25]
 Timed-Up-and-Go
  Total time 9.51 ± 2.39 9.69 ± 2.89 -
  <15th percentile 2,862 (14.2) 1,384 (16.1) 1.23 [1.14, 1.32]
  4-m walk task 4.25 ± 1.04 4.34 ± 1.17 1.08 [1.06, 1.11]
 Sit-to-stand
  Average time/trial 2.66 ± 0.75 2.70 ± 0.86 1.07 [1.04, 1.11]
Neuropsychiatric signs
 F-A-S verbal fluency task
  Total score 39.3 ± 12.7 39.08 ± 12.83 -
  <15th percentile 3,090 (15.7) 1,412 (16.7) 1.06 [0.99, 1.14]
 Recall task
  Immediate recall 5.85 ± 1.91 5.90 ± 1.89 -
  <15th percentile 4,705 (23.8) 1,928 (22.8) 1.01 [0.94,1.07]
  Delayed recall 4.04 ± 2.17 4.11 ± 2.14 -
  <15th percentile 4,628 (23.5) 1,834 (21.7) 0.96 [0.90, 1.03]
 Miami prospective memory task
  Time-based score 8.67 ± 0.94 8.65 ± 0.95 0.97 [0.94, 0.99]
  Event-based score 8.45 ± 1.39 8.43 ± 1.39 0.98 [0.97, 1.00]
  Accuracy 11.2 ± 1.7 11.2 ± 1.7 0.98 [0.96, 0.99]
  <15th percentile 3,025 (15.1) 1,394 (16.2) 1.13 [1.05, 1.21]
 Psychomotor speed task and task switching
  Stroop interference error 0.68 ± 2.02 0.71 ± 2.01 -
  >85th percentile 5,180 (25.83) 2,347 (27.32) 1.07 [1.01, 1.13]
  Mental Alternation Task (MMSE) 26.68 ± 8.78 26.42 ± 8.57 -
  <15th percentile 3,009 (15.5) 1,340 (16.08) 0.998 [0.927, 1.074]
 Choice reaction task
  Accuracy 98.86 ± 3.03 98.88 ± 3.03 -
  <15th percentile 5,359 (26.63) 2,288 (26.53) 1.04 [0.98, 1.10]
Nonmotor signs
 Autonomic abnormality
  Heart rate variability 29.4 ± 28.6 28.5 ± 28.3 -
  <15th percentile 2,924 (14.7) 1,331 (15.6) 1.08 [1.01, 1.16]

CI = confidence interval, Ctrl = control, F-A-S = verbal fluency task, MMSE = Mini–Mental State Examination, OR = odds ratio, SD = standard deviation.