Severe Sleep-Disordered Breathing Linked to Disturbed Sleep in Men With HIV
Men with HIV and severe sleep-disordered breathing experience the greatest sleep disruption, with lower efficiency, more light sleep, and unstable sleep stages.
Researchers examined the relationship between HIV status, sleep stages, and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in a population-based cohort study within the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS).
- The study included 447 men living with HIV and 349 men without HIV.
- Participants underwent home-based polysomnography between March 2018 and June 2019.
- Results showed that men with HIV and severe SDB experienced the most disrupted sleep.
These study results were published in Sleep.
The analysis found that those with and without HIV were mostly White (56.4% and 77.1%, respectively).
Author's summary: Severe sleep-disordered breathing affects sleep in men with HIV.