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Insomnia rates are high during the perimenopause. (More than a in 10 Women Report Problems).
BERLIN -- Pervasive sleep problems afflict women in their 40s to mid-50s, with more than 4 in 10 reporting some type of difficulty related to insomnia, Finnish investigators reported at the 10th World Congress on the Menopause.
More than 3,400 respondents in five age groups (41, 45, 49, 51, and 54 years) completed questionnaires that revealed widespread sleep problems, including self-described "poor sleep quality" in 7% and "rather poor sleep quality" in 29%. Women also reported having trouble falling asleep, nodding off during the day, and feeling tired when they awakened.
"Climacteric insomnia seems to be of a complex origin," Dr. Tiina Vaari of Hyvinkaa (Finland) Hospital noted in a poster presentation.
Younger women reported less trouble falling asleep and more morning sleepiness than older women. Older women, on the other hand, reported more problems with snoring.
Age, socioeconomic status, education, and employment all had an effect on sleep problems, but mental health emerged as the most important risk factor for poor sleep.
Women with any diagnosis of a mental disorder were more than three times as likely to report the use of sleeping pills than other women. They also were nearly twice as likely to have difficulty falling asleep at night and staying awake during the daytime.
The study did not report specific details about the types or duration of the subjects' mental illnesses, although that may be the subject of future research, Dr. Vaari said in an interview at the meeting, sponsored by the ...
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