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4.3.3. Clinical evaluation of physical activity and sleep
for a week. During that period,
At each visit relevant information is the following records have been
collected from each volunteer by appl- registered
ying a semi-structured clinical inter-
view: » 2017: 251 records
• Vascular risk factors: blood » 2018: 375 records
pressure, diabetes mellitus, » 2019: 181 records
smoking, heart disease, stroke
Distributed as follows:
• Neurological history: mental
retardation, head injuries, etc. » Volunteers with only 1 record: 249
• Consumption and/or toxic » Volunteers with 2 records: 262
addiction: alcoholism/level of » Volunteers with 3 records: 12
regular alcohol intake, addiction/
consumption of other psychotropic Hence, we have a sample size of 523
substances. volunteers with at least one record
• Psychiatric pathology: depression, already registered, and 274 volunteers
dysthymia, bipolar disorder, with a second record after one year
psychotic disorders, anxiety follow up.
syndromes. This information must be processed
• Other relevant systemic diseases: to obtain several variables related to
hepatic failure, renal failure, light, moderate or intense activity, as
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome well as indicators of sleep duration and
(OSA)... pattern.
• Family history with special
attention to the history of
dementia or movement disorders, 4.3.4. General examination
developmental delay, or psychiatric All subjects undergo a general and
disorders.
neurological standard examination:
• Regular drug treatment during the cranial nerves, muscle balance, coordi-
last 5 years. nation, extrapyramidal system, gait, os-
• From 207 to 2019, all volunteers teotendinous reflexes, midline release
who consent to carry an reflexes, etc. The following parameters
accelerometer device (Actigraph®), are analyzed in a special way:
similar to a wristwatch, are being • Gait disturbance
provided with it for the recording
