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

Table 6.

Prodromal neurodegenerative signs and symptoms according to diagnosis of possible insomnia disorder.

Isolated Onset Insomnia
(n = 473)
Isolated Maintenance Insomnia Disorder
(n = 1,044)
Onset vs Ctrl Maintenance vs Ctrl Onset vs Maintenance
n (%) or Mean ± SD ORAge&Sex(+Education)_Adjusted [95% CI]
Demography
 Sex, female 317 (67.0) 584 (55.9) 2.21 [1.83,2.69] 1.38 [1.22,1.57] 1.60 [1.28,2.01]
 Age, y 60.4 ± 9.8 60.1 ± 9.7 0.97 [0.96,0.98] 0.97 [0.97,0.98] 1.00 [0.99,1.01]
 Body mass index, kg/m2 27.8 ± 5.6 29.3 ± 6.4 1.04 [1.02,1.05] 0.99 [0.98,1.01] 1.05 [1.03,1.06]
 Years of education 13.7 ± 2.2 13.3 ± 2.2 0.91 [0.88,0.95] 0.98 [0.95,1.01] 0.93 [0.88,0.98]
Clinical signs/symptoms
 Motor sign
  Tanner score >3 56 (11.8) 66 (6.32) 3.81 [2.80,5.09] 1.82 [1.38,2.35] 2.17 [1.47,3.20]
  Poor balance 72 (16.5) 115 (11.6) 1.62 [1.22,2.12] 1.00 [0.81,1.23] 1.66 [1.17,2.35]
  Slow Timed-Up-and-Go 110 (23.8) 135 (13.1) 2.81 [2.21,3.55] 1.17 [0.96,1.42] 2.30 [1.70,3.11]
  Fall (in last year) 68 (15.3) 122 (12.2) 1.57 [1.19,2.02] 1.25 [1.02,1.51] 1.27 [0.91,1.74]
Psychiatric and psychological symptoms
  Low F-A-S total score 84 (18.5) 134 (13.2) 1.33 [1.03,1.70] 0.92 [0.76,1.12] 1.44 [1.04,1.97]
  Poor immediate recall 98 (21.4) 184 (18.3) 1.14 [0.89,1.44] 0.89 [0.75,1.05] 1.32 [0.97,1.78]
  Poor delayed recall 88 (19.1) 183 (18.1) 1.00 [0.78,1.28] 0.87 [0.73,1.04] 1.17 [0.86,1.59]
  Poor prospective memory 118 (25.4) 250 (24.2) 1.08 [0.87,1.34] 1.04 [0.89,1.21] 1.06 [0.81,1.37]
  Poor Stroop performance 79 (17.5) 137 (13.7) 1.24 [0.95,1.59] 0.98 [0.81,1.18] 1.23 [0.89,1.69]
  Poor mental alteration 132 (28.1) 254 (24.6) 1.21 [0.98,1.48] 0.98 [0.84,1.13] 1.27 [0.99,1.63]
  Poor choice reaction 95 (20.4) 144 (14.1) 1.80 [1.41,2.28] 1.10 [0.91,1.32] 1.61 [1.18,2.17]
  Clinical anxiety/depression 230 (48.9) 290 (27.8) 3.85 [3.19,4.64] 1.63 [1.41,1.88] 2.40 [1.91,3.02]
Nonmotor signs
  pRBD 18 (5.08) 29 (3.58) 1.86 [1.11,2.93] 1.22 [0.82,1.76] 1.52 [0.81,2.76]
  Low HRV 84 (18.3) 143 (14) 1.43 [1.12,1.82] 1.03 [0.85,1.23] 1.42 [1.05,1.91]
Other sleep symptoms
 Sleep
  Poor sleep quality 267 (56.57) 689 (66) 9.99 [8.28,12.1] 15.2 [13.3,17.4] 0.67 [0.54,0.84]
  Possible RLS symptoms 131 (28.7) 215 (20.9) 2.34 [1.89,2.87] 1.62 [1.38,1.89] 1.46 [1.13,1.89]

CI = confidence interval, Ctrl = control, F-A-S = verbal fluency task, HRV = heart-rate variability, OR = odds ratio, pRBD = possible rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, RBD = rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, RLS = restless legs syndrome, SD = standard deviation.