Data from a cross-sectional study on Apolipoprotein E (APOE-ε4) and snoring/sleep apnea in non-demented older adults

Angeliki Tsapanou; Nikolaos Scarmeas; Yian Gu; Jennifer Manly; Nicole Schupf; Yaakov Stern; Sandra Barral

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2015.09.014

Data from a cross-sectional study on Apolipoprotein E (APOE-ε4) and snoring/sleep apnea in non-demented older adults

Data Brief. 2015 Sep 30:5:351-3. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2015.09.014. eCollection 2015 Dec.

Authors

Angeliki Tsapanou¹, Nikolaos Scarmeas², Yian Gu³, Jennifer Manly⁴, Nicole Schupf⁴, Yaakov Stern⁴, Sandra Barral⁵

Affiliations

¹ Cognitive Neuroscience Division, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA ; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Greece.
² Cognitive Neuroscience Division, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA ; The Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA ; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Greece.
³ Cognitive Neuroscience Division, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA ; The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA.
⁴ Cognitive Neuroscience Division, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA ; The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA ; The Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA.
⁵ The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA.

Abstract

In the present data, we provide the details of the cross-sectional study, from the Washington Heights-Inwood Community Aging Project (WHICAP) that examined the association between Apolipoprotein E (APOE-ε4) and snoring/sleep apnea. A total of 1944 non-demented older adults constituted our sample. Sleep dysfunction was measured using sleep categories derived from the Medical Outcomes Study Sleep Scale. Stratified analyses were conducted in order to examine the association between APOE-ε4 and sleep variables by ethnic group. For further analyses and enhanced discussion, see "Examining the association between Apolipoprotein E (APOE) and self-reported sleep disturbances in non-demented older adults" by Tsapanou et al. (2015) [1].

Keywords: Apolipoprotein E; Elderly; Sleep apnea; Snoring.

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