Previous studies highlighted many health issues associated with lack of or poor sleep patterns. These health issues range from cardiovascular illnesses to obesity and others. However, a new study recently revealed that individuals in their midlife experience several sleep difficulties triple their chances of heart illnesses.
The symptoms of poor sleep occur due to sleeping less than the recommended hours and difficulty in going to sleep, among others. Dr Lawrence Epstein, one of the leading authors, stated that the study’s findings necessitate the need to have an adequate amount of sleep. Epstein further added that other factors influencing poor sleep include destructive habits and malignant illnesses.
How study authors conducted their research
The study authors focused on at least 7,483 U.S. participants. These participants were in the middle age categories and examined their chronicles on heart conditions and sleeping habits. The study authors focused on more women than the male gender, and a huge percentage of the respondents were from the white race, and the rest of the participants were African Americans.
A section of the participants was issued with a fitness watch that detailed their sleep routines and sleep patterns. The study authors focused on individuals in the middle-class stages due to the increased levels that accompany it. The middle-age phase is also when symptoms of various cardiovascular illnesses present themselves.
To ensure that the correct amount of sleep was recorded, the authors used a specialised test to achieve accurate findings. These tests were questions based on various aspects, including the time frame and efficiency of the sleep patterns, among others.
The findings were the same after researchers accounted for variables
During their publication, the study authors revealed that they attempted to restrict the factors that can increase the rate of heart illnesses, such as sex, smoking, physical maintenance, and others. However, there wasn’t a significant change in their findings after this.
The experiments revealed that most of the insomnia cases resulted from heart-related illnesses. This finding met several contradictions as women recorded higher rates of insomnia than men. However, the male gender recorded the highest rates of heart diseases.
