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Sleeping Time Is Associated With Functional Limitations In A National Sample Of Older Americans, Brenda M. Vincent, Nathaniel Johnson, Grant R. Tomkinson, Ryan Mcgrath, Brian C. Clark, Bong-Jin Choi
Sleeping Time Is Associated With Functional Limitations In A National Sample Of Older Americans, Brenda M. Vincent, Nathaniel Johnson, Grant R. Tomkinson, Ryan Mcgrath, Brian C. Clark, Bong-Jin Choi
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Background: Engaging in healthy behaviors may help to preserve function during aging; however, it is not well understood how sleeping time is associated with functional capacity in older adults.
Aims: We sought to determine the association of sleeping time on functional limitation in a national sample of older Americans.
Methods: The analytical sample included 6,020 adults aged at least 65 years who participated in the 2007-2016 waves of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Respondents indicated their hours of sleep/week night and were categorized as <5, 5-6.5, 7-8, 8.5-9, and >9 hours of sleep/week night. Ability to complete 19 functional tasks …