A Recent Study Warns that Sleeping for Fewer than 5 Hours a Day Significantly Raises Cardiovascular Risk. Have a look on the post details in this context.
Less sleep is associated with heart disease, according to research
According to a recent study published in the European Heart Journal – Open, sleeping less than 7 to 8 hours a day puts your heart at danger and promotes the development of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). According to Dr. Shuai Yuan of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, the results of the study show that sleeping seven to eight hours every night can help reduce the risk of PAD. Published on March 16, 2023, was the study.
Peripheral artery disease affects more than 200 million people globally
When the arteries in the arms and legs constrict as a result of plaque buildup, it is known as peripheral arterial disease, or PAD. Blood flow to the arms and legs is impeded by fatty deposits, which is one of the main symptoms of atherosclerosis. Numbness or coldness in the lower leg, a weak pulse in the legs, painful hip cramps, a change in skin tone in the legs, sores on the legs that do not heal fully, erectile dysfunction in men, and hair loss on the legs are all common symptoms of PAD.
The study has more than 650,000 participants
The investigation was conducted in two phases on a large scale. The first step of the study involved the researchers attempting to comprehend the relationship between daytime naps and the risk of PAD in the 650,000 participants. In the second stage, they conducted naturally randomised controlled trials (also known as Mendelian randomisation) using genetic data to investigate the causality of the correlations.
A substantially doubled incidence of PAD was shown to be associated with sleeping for fewer than five hours per night
Less sleep hours raised the incidence of PAD in 53,416 people. “The results imply that brief night-time sleep can boost the possibility of acquiring PAD, and that having PAD raises the risk of receiving insufficient sleep,” the study author, Dr Yuan said.
What stops people from sleeping?
While some people often experience sleep deprivation due to particular medical issues, today’s usage of technology is to blame for this problem. Many people now regularly stay up late at night reading the internet, staying up late working, and sleeping in late. As this study’s findings show, health professionals have long advised against sleeping less and sleeping in late since they increase the chance of death.
