Sleep complaints and visual impairment among older Americans: a community-based study.

Background: This report describes the associations between sleep complaints and reported visual impairment in an urban community-residing older adult sample.

Methods: A total of 1118 volunteers from a biracial cohort participated in the study (mean age = 74 +/- 6; mean body mass index = 28 +/- 10). Volunteers were recruited using a stratified, cluster sampling technique.