Sleep discrepancy and brain glucose metabolism in community-dwelling older adults

Sleep discrepancy (negative discrepancy reflects worse self-reported sleep than objective measures, such as actigraphy, and positive discrepancy the opposite) has been linked to adverse health outcomes. This study is first to investigate the relationship between sleep discrepancy and brain glucose m...

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Main Authors: Nadia Soh, Michael Weinborn, James D. Doecke, Rodrigo Canovas, Vincent Doré, Ying Xia, Jurgen Fripp, Kevin Taddei, Romola S. Bucks, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Ralph N. Martins, Melissa Ree, Stephanie R. Rainey-Smith
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Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589958924000264
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author Nadia Soh
Michael Weinborn
James D. Doecke
Rodrigo Canovas
Vincent Doré
Ying Xia
Jurgen Fripp
Kevin Taddei
Romola S. Bucks
Hamid R. Sohrabi
Ralph N. Martins
Melissa Ree
Stephanie R. Rainey-Smith
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Ying Xia
Jurgen Fripp
Kevin Taddei
Romola S. Bucks
Hamid R. Sohrabi
Ralph N. Martins
Melissa Ree
Stephanie R. Rainey-Smith
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description Sleep discrepancy (negative discrepancy reflects worse self-reported sleep than objective measures, such as actigraphy, and positive discrepancy the opposite) has been linked to adverse health outcomes. This study is first to investigate the relationship between sleep discrepancy and brain glucose metabolism (assessed globally and regionally via positron emission tomography), and to evaluate the contribution of insomnia severity and depressive symptoms to any associations. Using data from cognitively unimpaired community-dwelling older adults (N = 68), cluster analysis was used to characterise sleep discrepancy (for total sleep time (TST), wake after sleep onset (WASO), and sleep efficiency (SE)), and logistic regression was used to explore sleep discrepancy’s associations with brain glucose metabolism, while controlling for insomnia severity and depressive symptoms. Lower glucose metabolism across multiple brain regions was associated with negative discrepancy for WASO and SE, and positive discrepancy for WASO only (large effect sizes; β ≥ 0.5). Higher glucose metabolism in the superior parietal and posterior cingulate regions was associated with negative discrepancy for TST (large effect sizes; β ≥ 0.5). These associations remained when controlling for insomnia severity and depressive symptoms, suggesting a unique role of sleep discrepancy as a potential early behavioural marker of brain health.
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spelling doaj-art-4e5fde4bd7b44eb38869fd9ba9fec7412025-08-20T02:21:07ZengElsevierAging Brain2589-95892024-01-01610013010.1016/j.nbas.2024.100130Sleep discrepancy and brain glucose metabolism in community-dwelling older adultsNadia Soh0Michael Weinborn1James D. Doecke2Rodrigo Canovas3Vincent Doré4Ying Xia5Jurgen Fripp6Kevin Taddei7Romola S. Bucks8Hamid R. Sohrabi9Ralph N. Martins10Melissa Ree11Stephanie R. Rainey-Smith12School of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, AustraliaSchool of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia; Australian Alzheimer’s Research Foundation, Sarich Neuroscience Research Institute, Nedlands, Western Australia, AustraliaAustralian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO, Herston, Queensland, AustraliaAustralian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaAustralian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, Centre for PET, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, AustraliaAustralian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO, Herston, Queensland, AustraliaAustralian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO, Herston, Queensland, AustraliaSchool of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, AustraliaSchool of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia; School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, AustraliaSchool of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia; Centre for Healthy Ageing, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Macquarie University, New South Wales, AustraliaSchool of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Macquarie University, New South Wales, AustraliaSchool of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, AustraliaSchool of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia; Australian Alzheimer’s Research Foundation, Sarich Neuroscience Research Institute, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia; School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia; Centre for Healthy Ageing, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia; Corresponding author at: Centre for Healthy Ageing, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia.Sleep discrepancy (negative discrepancy reflects worse self-reported sleep than objective measures, such as actigraphy, and positive discrepancy the opposite) has been linked to adverse health outcomes. This study is first to investigate the relationship between sleep discrepancy and brain glucose metabolism (assessed globally and regionally via positron emission tomography), and to evaluate the contribution of insomnia severity and depressive symptoms to any associations. Using data from cognitively unimpaired community-dwelling older adults (N = 68), cluster analysis was used to characterise sleep discrepancy (for total sleep time (TST), wake after sleep onset (WASO), and sleep efficiency (SE)), and logistic regression was used to explore sleep discrepancy’s associations with brain glucose metabolism, while controlling for insomnia severity and depressive symptoms. Lower glucose metabolism across multiple brain regions was associated with negative discrepancy for WASO and SE, and positive discrepancy for WASO only (large effect sizes; β ≥ 0.5). Higher glucose metabolism in the superior parietal and posterior cingulate regions was associated with negative discrepancy for TST (large effect sizes; β ≥ 0.5). These associations remained when controlling for insomnia severity and depressive symptoms, suggesting a unique role of sleep discrepancy as a potential early behavioural marker of brain health.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589958924000264SleepSleep DiscrepancyBrain HealthGlucose MetabolismAlzheimer’s diseaseFDG-PET
spellingShingle Nadia Soh
Michael Weinborn
James D. Doecke
Rodrigo Canovas
Vincent Doré
Ying Xia
Jurgen Fripp
Kevin Taddei
Romola S. Bucks
Hamid R. Sohrabi
Ralph N. Martins
Melissa Ree
Stephanie R. Rainey-Smith
Sleep discrepancy and brain glucose metabolism in community-dwelling older adults
Aging Brain
Sleep
Sleep Discrepancy
Brain Health
Glucose Metabolism
Alzheimer’s disease
FDG-PET
title Sleep discrepancy and brain glucose metabolism in community-dwelling older adults
title_full Sleep discrepancy and brain glucose metabolism in community-dwelling older adults
title_fullStr Sleep discrepancy and brain glucose metabolism in community-dwelling older adults
title_full_unstemmed Sleep discrepancy and brain glucose metabolism in community-dwelling older adults
title_short Sleep discrepancy and brain glucose metabolism in community-dwelling older adults
title_sort sleep discrepancy and brain glucose metabolism in community dwelling older adults
topic Sleep
Sleep Discrepancy
Brain Health
Glucose Metabolism
Alzheimer’s disease
FDG-PET
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589958924000264
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