Otaiku, Abidemi I2023-08-172023-08-172022-09-21Otaiku A. I. (2022). Distressing dreams, cognitive decline, and risk of dementia: A prospective study of three population-based cohorts. EClinicalMedicine, 52, 101640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.1016402589-537010.1016/j.eclinm.2022.10164036313147http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14200/1723After adjustment for all covariates, a higher frequency of distressing dreams was linearly and statistically significantly associated with higher risk of cognitive decline amongst middle-aged adults (P for trend = 0·016), and higher risk of incident all-cause dementia amongst older adults (P for trend <0·001). Compared with middle-aged adults who reported having no distressing dreams at baseline, those who reported having weekly distressing dreams had a 4-fold risk of experiencing cognitive decline (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 3·99; 95% CI: 1·07, 14·85). Amongst older adults, the difference in dementia risk was 2·2-fold (aOR = 2·21; 95% CI: 1·35, 3·62). In sex-stratified analyses, the associations between distressing dreams and both cognitive outcomes were only statistically significant amongst men.enNeurologyArticle