Re: ‘Physical functioning and risk for sleep disorders in US adults: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2014’

We read with great interest the article by Puri et  al.1 They provided important evidence that adults with self-reported limitations of physical function (PF) had significantly higher odds of having a doctor diagnosed sleep disorder (SD) compared with those without PF limitation. They also found that ‘participants having cognitive problems and ca rdiovascular and pulmonary disorders as secondary conditions that cause difficulty in PF have 145% and 28% higher odds of having a SD’. When defining ‘cognitive problems’, the authors only considered depression, anxiety, and emotional problems, whereas they failed to take other important neuro cognitive issues into account especially cognitive impairment.
Source: Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research