Study: Less than 6 hours of sleep could be deadly for some
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 21-09-2021
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Those with high blood pressure, Type-2 diabetes, heart disease or
stroke could be at high risk of cancer and early death when sleeping
less than six hours a day, says a study. "Our study suggests that
achieving normal sleep may be protective for some people with these
health conditions and risks," said lead study author Julio
Fernandez-Mendoza from Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical
Center in Hershey in Pennsylvania, US.
"However, further research
is needed to examine whether improving and increasing sleep through
medical or behavioural therapies can reduce risk of early death,"
Fernandez-Mendoza said. For the study, the researchers analysed the data
of more than 1,600 adults who were categorised into two groups as
having stage 2 high blood pressure or Type-2 diabetes and having heart
disease or stroke.
Participants were studied in the sleep
laboratory for one night and then researchers tracked their cause of
death up to the end of 2016. The researchers found that of the 512
people who passed away, one-third died of heart disease or stroke and
one-fourth died due to cancer.