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The Association between Health Conditions in World Trade Center Responders and Sleep-Related Quality of Life and Sleep Complaints

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  • Indu Ayappa

    (Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA)

  • Yingfeng Chen

    (School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA)

  • Nisha Bagchi

    (Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA)

  • Haley Sanders

    (Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA)

  • Kathleen Black

    (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA)

  • Akosua Twumasi

    (Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA)

  • David M. Rapoport

    (Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA)

  • Shou-En Lu

    (School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA)

  • Jag Sunderram

    (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA)

Abstract

Background: World Trade Center (WTC) dust-exposed subjects have multiple comorbidities that affect sleep. These include obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), gastroesophageal-reflux disorder (GERD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We examined the impact of these conditions to sleep-related outcomes. Methods : Demographics, co-morbidities and symptoms were obtained from 626 WTC (109F/517M), 33–87years, BMI = 29.96 ± 5.53 kg/m 2 ) subjects. OSA diagnosis was from a 2-night home sleep test (ARES TM ). Subjective sleep quality, sleep-related quality of life (QOL, Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire), excessive daytime sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale), sleep duration and sleep onset and maintenance complaints were assessed. Results : Poor sleep quality and complaints were reported by 19–70% of subjects and average sleep duration was 6.4 h. 74.8% of subjects had OSA. OSA diagnosis/severity was not associated with any sleep-related outcomes. Sleep duration was lower in subjects with all conditions ( p < 0.05) except OSA. CRS was a significant risk factor for poor sleep-related QOL, sleepiness, sleep quality and insomnia; PTSD for poor sleep-related QOL and insomnia; GERD for poor sleep quality. These associations remained significant after adjustment for, age, BMI, gender, sleep duration and other comorbidities. Conclusions : Sleep complaints are common and related to several health conditions seen in WTC responders. Initial interventions in symptomatic patients with both OSA and comorbid conditions may need to be directed at sleep duration, insomnia or the comorbid condition itself, in combination with intervention for OSA.

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  • Indu Ayappa & Yingfeng Chen & Nisha Bagchi & Haley Sanders & Kathleen Black & Akosua Twumasi & David M. Rapoport & Shou-En Lu & Jag Sunderram, 2019. "The Association between Health Conditions in World Trade Center Responders and Sleep-Related Quality of Life and Sleep Complaints," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(7), pages 1-12, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:7:p:1229-:d:220455
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