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Long sleep duration is associated with sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults, with a stronger association in those with lower physical activity
In a cross-sectional study of 2855 older adults (mean age 75.6 years), those sleeping ≥9 hours had higher odds of sarcopenia (OR 2.09, 95% CI 1.01-4.29) after adjusting for covariates. The association was stronger in participants with lower moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (OR 3.34, 95% CI 1.21-9.21) and not significant in those with higher activity (OR 1.37, 95% CI 0.47-3.99).
Evidence Score
Evidence Score34/100
Human RCT
Meta-analysis
Mechanism
Safety
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Long sleep duration may reflect poor sleep quality or underlying health issues
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Lower physical activity exacerbates muscle loss and functional decline
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Combined effect of prolonged inactivity and sleep disturbance increases sarcopenia risk
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Result: Stronger association between long sleep and sarcopenia in less active older adults
Limitations
- ⚠Cross-sectional design prevents causal inference
- ⚠Sleep duration was self-reported, which may introduce recall bias
- ⚠Sarcopenia prevalence was low (4.1%), limiting statistical power in subgroup analyses
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