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S Shettar

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PubMed1995

Sleep disturbance in mid-life women.

A correlational field survey was used to describe sleep disturbance and explore the relationship of that sleep disturbance to the psychological and menopausal status of 23 mid-life women. Subjects were 40-55 years of age and had self-reported sleep problems. Instruments included the sleep disturbance questionnaire (SDQ), Centre for Epidemiologic Studies depression scale (CES-D), Speilberger state-trait anxiety scale (STAI), a demographic form, 4 cc blood sample for follicle stimulating hormone analysis, and a 7-night sleep diary ('self report of sleep', or SRS). Ten of the 23 subjects reported periodic limb movement on the SDQ. Sleep diaries (SRS) revealed a characteristic sleep disturbance among 13 of the 23 subjects, which paralleled in some respects the changes in sleep efficiency observed with advancing age, but was more pronounced and was present at an earlier age. There was no statistically significant relationship between sleep disturbance and menopausal status or symptoms, or anxiety and depression among subjects, as shown by correlational coefficient and chi-square statistical tests. Results suggest that a characteristic sleep disorder accompanied by periodic limb movement may be responsible for sleep disturbance in mid-life women. What remains unclear is whether this sleep disturbance is related to aspects of the perimenopause not addressed in this study or to other aspects of ageing.

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PubMed1993

Bronchiectasis and rheumatoid arthritis: a clinical study.

OBJECTIVES: To examine the relation between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and bronchiectasis (BR). METHODS: Disease activity, outcome, extra-articular manifestations, and laboratory features were compared in 32 patients with BR and RA (RA-BR group), 32 matched patients with RA without BR (RA group), and 31 patients with BR but without arthritis (BR group). RESULTS: In 30 of the 32 (94%) patients with RA-BR, BR preceded RA. There was no functional or radiological difference between the RA-BR and RA groups, and except for xerophthalmia, which was more common in patients with RA-BR than patients with RA, there was no difference in extra-articular or laboratory features. CONCLUSIONS: Bronchiectasis does not lead to a more aggressive disease course in RA and, despite the recognised association, BR is not an extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid disease.

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