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Large Muscle Group Movements during Sleep in Healthy People: Normative Values and Correlation to Sleep Features.

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STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate the frequency and characteristics of large muscle group movements (LMMs) during sleep in healthy adults. METHODS LMMs were scored following the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study… Click to show full abstract

STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate the frequency and characteristics of large muscle group movements (LMMs) during sleep in healthy adults. METHODS LMMs were scored following the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group criteria in 100 healthy subjects aged 19-77 years. A LMM was defined as a temporally overlapping increase in EMG activity and/or the occurrence of movement artifact in at least two channels. LMM indices and durations in total sleep time (TST), NREM and REM sleep, and association with arousals, awakenings, and/or respiratory events were calculated. Correlations of LMMs indices and durations with sleep architecture, respiratory and motor events, and subjective sleep quality were investigated. RESULTS Median LMMs index in TST was 6.8/h (interquartile range (IQR), 4.5/h-10.8/h), median mean duration 12.4s (IQR 10.7s-14.4s). Mean LMMs duration was longer in NREM (median 12.7s, IQR 11.1s-15.2s) versus REM sleep (median 10.3s, IQR 8.0s-13.5s), P<0.001. LMMs associated with awakening increased with age (P=0.029). LMMs indices in TST were higher in men than women (p=0.018). LMMs indices correlated positively with N1 sleep percentage (ρ=0.49, P<0.001), arousal index (ρ=0.40, P=0.002), sleep stages shift index (ρ=0.43, P<0.001, apnoea index (ρ=0.36, P=0.017), and video-visible movements indices (ρ=0.45, P<0.001), and negatively with N3 sleep (ρ=-0.38, P=0.004) percentage. CONCLUSIONS This is the first study providing normative data on LMMs frequency in healthy adults. LMMs are a ubiquitous phenomenon often associated with other events. Correlation with arousals and respiratory events suggests a potential clinical significance of LMMs in adults that awaits further investigation.

Keywords: group movements; large muscle; group; sleep healthy; muscle group

Journal Title: Sleep
Year Published: 2023

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