Environmental risk factors for REM sleep behavior disorder: a multicenter case-control study

R B Postuma, J Y Montplaisir, A Pelletier, Y Dauvilliers, W Oertel, A Iranzo, L Ferini-Strambi, I Arnulf, B Hogl, R Manni, T Miyamoto, G Mayer, K Stiasny-Kolster, M Puligheddu, Y Ju, P Jennum, K Sonka, J Santamaria, M L Fantini, M ZucconiS Leu-Semenescu, B Frauscher, M Terzaghi, M Miyamoto, M M Unger, V Cochen De Cock, C Wolfson

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    Abstract

    Objective: Idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder is a parasomnia characterized by dream enactment and is commonly a prediagnostic sign of parkinsonism and dementia. Since risk factors have not been defined, we initiated a multicenter case-control study to assess environmental and lifestyle risk factors for REM sleep behavior disorder. Methods: Cases were patients with idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder who were free of dementia and parkinsonism, recruited from 13 International REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Study Group centers. Controls were matched according to age and sex. Potential environmental and lifestyle risk factors were assessed via standardized questionnaire. Unconditional logistic regression adjusting for age, sex, and center was conducted to investigate the environmental factors. Results: A total of 694 participants (347 patients, 347 controls) were recruited. Among cases, mean age was 67.7 ± 9.6 years and 81.0% were male. Cases were more likely to smoke (ever smokers = 64.0% vs 55.5%, adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 1.43, p = 0.028). Caffeine and alcohol use were not different between cases and controls. Cases were more likely to report previous head injury (19.3% vs 12.7%, OR=1.59, p=0.037). Cases had fewer years of formal schooling (11.1 ± 4.4 years vs 12.7 ± 4.3, p < 0.001), and were more likely to report having worked Abstract: farmers (19.7% vs 12.5% OR = 1.67, p = 0.022) with borderline increase in welding (17.8% vs 12.1%, OR = 1.53, p = 0.063). Previous occupational pesticide exposure was more prevalent in cases than controls (11.8% vs 6.1%, OR = 2.16, p = 0.008). Conclusions: Smoking, head injury, pesticide exposure, and farming are potential risk factors for idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalNeurology
    Volume79
    Issue number5
    Pages (from-to)428-34
    Number of pages7
    ISSN0028-3878
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 31 Jul 2012

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