Posted on 10/18/2022 10:15:26 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Getting less than five hours of sleep in mid-to-late life could be linked to an increased risk of developing at least two chronic diseases.
People who reported getting five hours of sleep or less at age 50 were 20% more likely to have been diagnosed with a chronic disease and 40% more likely to be diagnosed with two or more chronic diseases over 25 years, compared to people who slept for up to seven hours.
Additionally, sleeping for five hours or less at the age of 50, 60, and 70 was linked to a 30% to 40% increased risk of multimorbidity when compared with those who slept for up to seven hours.
Researchers also found that sleep duration of five hours or less at age 50 was associated with 25% increased risk of mortality over the 25 years of follow-up—which can mainly be explained by the fact that short sleep duration increases the risk of chronic disease(s) that in turn increase the risk of death.
"It is recommended to sleep for seven to eight hours a night—as sleep durations above or below this have previously been associated with individual chronic diseases.
"Our findings show that short sleep duration is also associated with multimorbidity.
"To ensure a better night's sleep, it is important to promote good sleep hygiene, such as making sure the bedroom is quiet, dark and a comfortable temperature before sleeping. It's also advised to remove electronic devices and avoid large meals before bedtime. Physical activity and exposure to light during the day might also promote good sleep."
However, if a participant had already been diagnosed with a chronic condition, then long sleep duration was associated with around a 35% increased risk of developing another illness. Researchers believe this could be due to underlying health conditions impacting sleep.
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Wish we could explain this to our current feline overlord.
Sigh.
As a matter of asides;
Who determined, and when . . . . and WHY . . . .
eggs are no good, sugar is no good, coffee is no good, bread is no good, fat is no good, a child must have 180 days of indoctrination, an entire nation must be legislated for the minuscule percentage affected by peanuts, milk, incandescent light, fluorescent light, . . . . . . .
gasoline?
“Naps are 90 minutes a day”
Aw, you’re not even trying. I can do 3 hours and still sleep all night long.
Taking a Nap is always a Good thing.
Oh dear! I’m in trouble. I can’t sleep hardly at all at night. I’ll sleep for 3 or 4 hours and then wake up and can’t go back to sleep. I’ll toss and turn a while, then give up and just head downstairs. I’ll then turn on the coffee and drink a cup or two. Finally, after a couple hours, I’ll be able to fall back asleep and catch another 2 or 3 hours of sleep.
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Yea, and I don’t even know you.
If I go to bed by 8 pm I will wake by 12 midnight. Then, like others, I either toss and turn and then doze for two hours then sleep. If I have too much energy for that, I get up and then about at three I just plain get out bed, put on warm cloths, and make coffee. ...while up I read everything I can on the internet and go back to bed about 7 or 8 in the am for a couple of hours.
I am pretty old and live with much younger people who have developed worse hours than I.
I think we need a gymnasium and should do all our exercises early in the day so that bed time is elongated.
Sleeping all night is a memory.
To conclude it's the sleep patterns that produces diseases doesn't make a lot of sense.
myself and many of my elderly friends have the same pattern, i’m 78. we all watch mannix, barnaby....
My life changed when I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. It was so bad , when on patrol, they would take the “snorers” and put them on the ends when we slept so the sentries would not walk outside the bivouac area.
Anyways, I went from 4-5 hrs slept to now 8-9 on weeknights and 10-11 on Saturdys8/Sundays. Sleep helped me have slight symptoms with COVID and I rarely get sick anymore.
I am very happy to hear of your recovery! That is a remarkable change for the better.
From the article:
Researchers believe this could be due to underlying health conditions impacting sleep.
I think it’s more like having a chronic health issues may reduce sleep to less than 5 hrs. They just made the effect of chronic health issue the subject of the study.
They just want to study known issues in a new way so they can get paid.
Study Expense Reimbursement: Denied.
Do diseases cause insomnia? Or are we supposed to think that sleeping longer will protect us from disease?
Correlation is not cause, so I reject this “study” like I do 99% of the others.
An item with a correlation can be the cause. It may not be, but most certainly can be.
Most of the time, I find it hard to sleep for more than 6.5 hours/night.
That sounds like me. Broken sleep every night, no matter what I do or take. And there’s nothing I can do about it, nothing that works.
Hope you’re as healthy as I am, as I do the same thing!
LOL. We all seem to be in the same boat. I guess in an emergency situation we can be night-watchmen.
But, my grandmother and mother were the same way in their old age. I would discount any studies as to whether it is good or bad for your health. My grandmother lived to age 96 and my mom to age 90.
Power Naps :o)
Aging indeed brings with it health risks as the body naturally wears down. As for sleep that adjusts to ones lifestyle pretty much.
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