Associations Between Self-Reported Sleep Duration and Sarcopenia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

August 11, 2014 updated by: National Taiwan University Hospital
  1. BACKGROUNDS: Currently, elderly people comprise more than 10% of the total Taiwanese population. However, within the context of self-reported sleep duration and health risks, research into the association between sleep duration and body composition changes in older people is limited. It is important to gain an understanding of such an association of older people to estimate the public health burden.
  2. OBJECTIVES: To assess the association between self-reported sleep duration and sarcopenia as well as obesity in community-dwelling older adults.
  3. HYPOTHESIS: Self-reported sleep duration is associated with prevalence of sarcopenia and obesity in community-dwelling older adults.
  4. DESIGN: A cross-sectional investigation.
  5. SETTING: Communities in Zhongzheng district, Taipei.
  6. PARTICIPANTS: Four hundred and forty-eight community-dwelling adults (224 men and 264 women) aged 65 years and older.
  7. MEASUREMENTS: The investigators evaluated self-reported sleep duration by deriving from the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and 7-d recall physical activity diary. Skeletal muscle mass was estimated by the predicted equation from a bioelectrical impedance analysis measurement. The Groningen Activity Restriction Scale and the Chinese Geriatric Depression Screening Scale were used to evaluate physical disability and depression, respectively.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

488

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Taipei, Taiwan, 100
        • National Taiwan University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

community-dwelling elderly (>= 65 years old)

Description

  1. hyper- or hypothyroidism.
  2. taking prescribed medications (such as growth hormone, testosterone, or progesterone) known to alter body composition.
  3. any condition that prevented them from completing our questionnaires or the functional capacity test (e.g., amputee, nonambulatory even with the use of a walker or a cane, blind, or deaf).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Skeletal muscle mass index
Time Frame: one day
Using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis to measure skeletal muscle mass (kg) and further calculate skeletal muscle mass index to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia.
one day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sleep quality
Time Frame: one day
Using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index to record the sleep quality
one day
Level of physical activity
Time Frame: one day
Using 7-d recall physical activity questionnaire to evaluate general physical activity in the past 7 days.
one day
Sleep duration
Time Frame: one day
Recording the sleep time at night and daytime napping separately.
one day
Body composition
Time Frame: one day
Using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis to measure fat percentage in all subjects.
one day

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Meng-Yueh Chien, Ph.D, National Taiwan University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 24, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 28, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

April 30, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 13, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 11, 2014

Last Verified

August 1, 2014

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 201402038RINB

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