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We evaluated the 5-year incident dementia risk associated with COMISA compared with OSA alone.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective propensity score\u2013matched cohort study using electronic health records from the TriNetX US Collaborative Network. Adults with a first diagnosis of OSA between 2016 and 2019 were followed for up to 5\u00a0years. COMISA was defined as an insomnia diagnosis within 90\u00a0days of the OSA index date. Patients with COMISA were matched 1:1 to those with OSA alone using propensity scores. Incident all-cause dementia and major dementia subtypes were identified using ICD-10-CM codes. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using Cox proportional hazards models.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>After matching, 51\u2009043 patients with COMISA and 51\u2009043 with OSA alone were analyzed. COMISA was associated with an increased risk of all-cause dementia (HR 1\u00b734; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091\u00b724\u20131\u00b746) over 5\u00a0years of follow-up. Consistent risk elevations were observed across major dementia subtypes, including vascular dementia (HR 1\u00b735; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091\u00b713\u20131\u00b760), dementia with Lewy bodies (HR 1\u00b785; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091\u00b722\u20132\u00b781), and Alzheimer\u2019s disease (HR 1\u00b719; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091\u00b701\u20131\u00b740). Risk separation became apparent within the first year and remained evident thereafter.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among patients with newly diagnosed OSA, comorbid insomnia was associated with a sustained increase in dementia risk. These findings support the clinical relevance of recognizing COMISA as a high-risk clinical presentation in sleep medicine practice.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/sleep\/zsag224","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,24]],"date-time":"2026-08-24T11:20:47Z","timestamp":1787570447000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Dementia risk in patients with comorbid insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea: a propensity score\u2013matched cohort study"],"prefix":"10.1093","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0512-477X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ping-Hao","family":"Chiang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Education, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital , Chiayi 613016 ,","place":["Taiwan"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2313-0890","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yao","family":"Te 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