So how does sleep quality affect human health and is beauty sleep a myth or reality? Answering an age-old question, a new study has shown that insufficient sleep was associated with an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. According to a new study, nine out of 10 Americans don’t get a good night’s sleep, and scientists have predicted that seven out of ten of these heart diseases could be avoided if everyone slept well.
What experts say on the impact of sleep on health:
Dr. Abubakari Nambima, of INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), Paris, France, said study author, “Given our busy, 24/7 lives a low prevalence of good sleepers was expected for heart health. The importance of sleep quality and quantity should be taught early in life when healthy behaviors are established. Reducing night time noise and stress at work can both help to improve Sleep,
Based on the study, Dr. Nambima explained, “Our study demonstrates the ability of good sleep to maintain heart health and suggests that improved sleep is associated with a lower risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. also found that most people have difficulty sleeping. Given that heart disease is the top cause of death worldwide, there is a need for greater awareness on the importance of good sleep to maintain a healthy heart.”
What about optimal sleep habits:
It is important to note that previous studies on sleep and heart disease have generally focused on a single sleep habit, such as sleep duration or sleep apnea, where breathing stops and begins at bedtime. Furthermore, prior studies have often only assessed sleep at baseline, whereas the current study used a healthy sleep score consisting of five sleep habits. According to the news agency, the researchers examined the association between baseline sleep scores and changes in sleep scores over time and the incidence of heart disease. ANI report good.
The study included 7,200 participants from the Paris Prospective Study III (PPP3), an observational community-based prospective cohort. Men and women aged 50 to 75 years were recruited between 2008 and 2011 at a preventive medicine center. The mean age was 59.7 years and 62% were male and participants underwent a physical examination and completed questionnaires on lifestyle, personal. and family medical history, and medical conditions as reported.
Additionally, questionnaires were used to collect information on five sleep habits at baseline and two follow-up visits. Each factor was given 1 point if it was optimal and 0 if not. A healthy sleep score was calculated between 0 and 5, with 0 or 1 considered poor and 5 considered optimal. Those with optimal scores reported sleeping 7 to 8 hours per night, never or rarely insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, no sleep apnea, and an early chronotype (being a morning person). The report said the researchers checked the incidence of coronary heart disease and stroke every two years for a total of 10 years.
At baseline, 10% of participants had an optimal sleep score and 8% had a poor score. During an average follow-up of eight years, 274 participants developed coronary heart disease or stroke. The researchers measured sleep scores and cardiovascular events after adjusting for age, gender, alcohol consumption, occupation, smoking, body mass index, physical activity, cholesterol level, diabetes, and family history of heart attack, stroke, or sudden cardiac death. analyzed the relationship between They found that the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke decreased by 22% for every 1 point increase in sleep scores at baseline. More specifically, compared to those with a score of 0 or 1, participants with a score of 5 had a 75% lower risk of heart disease or stroke.
The researchers estimated the proportion of cardiovascular events that could be prevented by healthy sleep. According to the report, they found that if all participants had optimal sleep scores, 72% of new cases of coronary heart disease and stroke could be avoided each year.
Interestingly, after more than two follow-ups, almost half of the participants (48%) changed their sleep score: 25% had a decrease in it, while it improved in 23%. The report said that when the researchers examined the association between change in scores and cardiovascular events, they found that an increase of 1 point over time was associated with a 7% reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease or stroke.
(with inputs from ANI)
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