New Delhi: Developing good sleeping habits can add up to five years to men and two-and-a-half years to women, according to a US study.
The preliminary study, which was presented Thursday at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology — a nonprofit medical association — gave sleep questionnaires to 172,000 people between 2013 and 2018.
It then analyzed the data collected on five parameters – falling asleep quickly, staying asleep, getting seven to eight hours of sleep, waking up relaxed, and withdrawal of sleep medication.
This means – one should get a full seven to eight hours of sleep every night, it should be uninterrupted as you do not wake up in the middle of the night or have trouble sleeping more than twice a week, at least once a week At least five days when they wake up they have to feel well rested and you certainly can’t take a pill to get your sleep.
Clinical Fellow in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Internal Medicine Resident Physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Dr.
“If we can improve sleep overall, and identifying sleep disorders that are particularly important, we may be able to prevent some of this premature mortality,” Qian said. Said in a statement.
The study then took into account other possible reasons for the higher risk of dying, such as drinking and existing medical conditions. Its final conclusion was: “
It finally concluded that, “compared to individuals who had zero to one favorable sleep factors, those who had all five were 30 percent less likely to die from any cause, 21 percent less likely to die from heart disease.” 19 percent less likely to die from cancer, and 40 percent less likely to die from heart disease or causes other than cancer.
Why women don’t benefit as much as men from healthy sleep habits is perhaps the subject of another study.
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