Prevalence of sleep disorders in the Turkish adult population epidemiology of sleep study

摘要: Sleep disorders constitute an important public health problem. Prevalence of sleep in Turkish adult population was investigated a nationwide representative sample 5021 adults (2598 women and 2423 men, response rate: 91%) by interviewer-administered questionnaire. Insomnia defined the DSM-IV criteria, habitual snoring risk for sleep-related breathing (SDB) Berlin questionnaire, excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) Epworth scale score, restless legs syndrome (RLS) complaints according to International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group criteria. Mean age participants 40.7 ± 15.1 (range 18 90) years. rates (men/women) were insomnia 15.3% (10.5%/20.2%; P < 0.001), high probability SDB 13.7% (11.1%/20.2%; EDS 5.4% (5.0%/5.7%; P: 0.09), RLS 5.2% (3.0%/7.3%; 0.001). Aging female gender associated with higher prevalence except snoring. among based on widely used questionnaires close lower end previous estimates reported from different parts world. These findings would help assessment burden addressing groups planning implementation care.