Respiration During Sleep in the Aged Human

摘要: Sleep and respiration were evaluated on a single night in 40 elderly subjects, including 22 women (ages 62 to 85, mean = 74) 18 men 63 86, 72.7). Sleep-related respiratory disturbances, apneas hypopneas lasting 10 seconds or longer, each subject. The number of such disturbances ranged from 0 (in 5 2 men) 216. Seven (31.8%) eight (44.4%) had greater than five per hour sleep. In women, there appeared be an age-related increase with marked augmentation occurring the eighth decade. men, this age relationship was not apparent. cases, arousals associated presented clear disruption nocturnal sleep (up as many 45 hour). This high prevalence sleep-related disturbance aged individuals suggests possible cause complaints persons.