Front Psychiatry
October 2022
Purpose: To investigate the changes in immunity and clinical infection events among patients with chronic insomnia.
Materials And Methods: Forty-two patients with chronic insomnia (age = 64.44 ± 10.
Aim: The objective of the study was to clarify the occurrence of atherosclerosis in patients with insomnia.
Methods: A total of 60 patients with insomnia and 58 patients in a control group were selected to measure blood glucose, blood lipids and other biochemical and physiological indicators. Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was measured to assess arterial stiffness, and color Doppler ultrasound was used to examine carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) and plaque incidence.