Comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea

Disease2 papers4 findings

Humans2

Associations

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Alzheimer's disease

upin humans1HR 1.19

1 study

Comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea raises the risk of Alzheimer's disease in humans (HR 1.19, 95% CI 1.01-1.40).
Humanscompared with OSA alone5-year
Dementia Risk in Patients with Comorbid Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study · Sleep · 25 Aug 2026

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Dementia with Lewy bodies

upin humans1HR 1.85

1 study

Comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea raises the risk of dementia with Lewy bodies in humans (HR 1.85, 95% CI 1.22-2.81).
Humanscompared with OSA alone5-year
Dementia Risk in Patients with Comorbid Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study · Sleep · 25 Aug 2026

Dementia with Lewy bodies →

Vascular dementia

upin humans1HR 1.35

1 study

Comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea raises the risk of vascular dementia in humans (HR 1.35, 95% CI 1.13-1.60).
Humanscompared with OSA alone5-year
Dementia Risk in Patients with Comorbid Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study · Sleep · 25 Aug 2026

Vascular dementia →

All-cause dementia

upin humans1HR 1.34

1 study

Comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea raises the risk of all-cause dementia in humans (HR 1.34, 95% CI 1.24-1.46).
Humanscompared with OSA alone5-year
Dementia Risk in Patients with Comorbid Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study · Sleep · 25 Aug 2026

All-cause dementia →

Latest

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Nature and Science of SleepHumans31 Aug

Associations Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Macro-Scale Glymphatic Coupling, and Episodic Memory Impairment in Middle-Aged and Older Adults

SleepHumans25 Aug

Dementia Risk in Patients with Comorbid Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study

Vascular dementia