Excessive daytime somnolence and cardiovascular health: A population-based study in rural Ecuador

In a population-based study conducted in rural Ecuador, 635 stroke-free persons aged ≥ 40 years were interviewed with the Epworth sleepiness scale and screened to assess their cardiovascular health (CVH) status. Excessive daytime somnolence was present in 22% persons and a poor CVH status in 69%. In a generalized linear model after adjusting for age and sex, excessive daytime somnolence was not associated with a poor CVH status or with any of the individual metrics in the poor range. Excessive daytime somnolence may not be linked to cardiovascular risk factors at the rural level.