Bad sleep diagrams linked to an increased risk of 172 different diseases

Experts agree that seven to nine hours of sleep are ideal for most adults – but with regard to your health, the total number of hours may not be the most important factor.

In a new major study led by teams from the University of Beijing and the Medical University of the Army, irregularity was linked to an increased risk of 172 different diseases.

The researchers analyzed almost seven years of British data on the biobank sleep of 88,461 adults with an average of 62 years, focusing on several features which included the duration of night sleep, the moment of the start of sleep, the rate of sleep and the fragmentation of sleep, according to a press release.

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They then compared this data to the results of the diseases of the National Health Service, the Cancer Register and the National Death Death Index.

They found that for 92 diseases – Parkinson’s disease and acute renal failure – 20% of the risk was linked to poor sleep behavior.

In a new major study led by teams from the University of Beijing and the Medical University of the Army, irregularity was linked to an increased risk of 172 different diseases. (istock)

Forty-two diseases were linked to at least double the risk. These included age-related fragility, gangrene and fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver.

Bad sleep features were linked to 1.5 times the risk of 122 diseases, including type 2 diabetes mellitus, respiratory failure, certain bone fractures and urinary incontinence.

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The inflammatory ways have been identified as a possible link between irregular sleep and disease.

“Certain current diseases have shown a considerable attributable risk, such as Parkinson’s disease, pulmonary heart disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, thyrotoxicosis (hyperthyroidism) and urinary incontinence,” wrote researchers.

The researchers found that for 92 diseases – Parkinson’s disease and acute renal failure – 20% of the risk was linked to poor sleep behavior. (istock)

The results were published in the journal Health Data Science.

“Our results underline the neglected importance of the regularity of sleep,” said Professor Shengfeng Wang, principal author of the study, in the press release. “It is time that we expand our definition of good sleep beyond duration.”

“It is time that we expand our definition of good sleep beyond duration.”

Ashley Curtis, PHD, assistant professor and director of the cognition, aging, sleep and health laboratory (CASH) at the Collège de Nurses at the University of Florida du Sud, was not involved in research but shared his reaction to the results.

“This study contributes to increasing evidence supporting the essential role that sleep play as a key modifiable risk factor in a range of medical problems, especially in late life in late,” she told Fox News Digital.

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“However, this study also stresses that the way we measure sleep questions in terms of conclusions that we draw concerning its impact on health throughout life.”

Curtis highlighted the difference between self -declared sleep models compared to the objective measures captured by portable devices.

“This study contributes to growing evidence supporting the essential role that sleep play as a key modifiable risk factor in a range of medical problems, especially in late life in late,” an expert at Fox News Digital said. (istock)

“A better understanding of these models is important because it can have an impact on the recommendations concerning the aspects of sleep that we must monitor more closely in terms of assessment of the risk of future health decline,” she said.

“In addition, these results give an overview of the specific physiological mechanisms of sleep which can cause trajectories of comorbid diseases.”

Potential limitations

The researchers noted several major limitations in this research.

The most widespread is that the study is not representative of the national population, because the participants were mainly of average or elderly age and therefore more sensitive to certain diseases.

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Sleep data were also captured at one time.

There is also a chance that external factors or “reverse causal bias” affect the results, they said.

Curtis echoes these limits, noting that sleep was only measured over a period of seven days and did not take into account the variability of sleep habits over time.

The study did not consider the prevalence of sleep disorders, such as insomnia or sleep apnea, noted an expert. (istock)

“In addition, there was a lack of consideration of sleep disorders, such as insomnia or sleep apnea,” she told Fox News Digital.

“Since these two sleep disorders are very widespread in aging populations, there is a need for future studies that include a more complete clinical assessment in order to fully elucidate the link between sleep disorders profiles and the risk of other medical comorbidities.”

“Good sleep likes rhythm and regularity.”

Alex Dimitriu, MD, psychiatrist and sleep of sleep medicine who is the founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine in California, was not involved in research but commented the results.

“The most general message here is that there is an advantage in measuring sleep objectively and looking more than the total sleep time,” he told Fox News Digital.

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“Beyond the measure, this study recalls (the importance of) the quantity of sleep as well as the quality of sleep and the rhythm – which is a good reminder that sleep has more facets than a few hours of sleep.”

Dimitriu also offered his advice on optimizing sleep quality.

“Good sleep likes rhythm and regularity,” he said. “It also happens better in a fresh, dark and calm room, with a comfortable mattress.”

A good sleep “occurs better in a fresh, dark and calm room, with a comfortable mattress,” said a sleep expert. (istock)

The doctor recommends joining ordinary bedtime and waking hours, having fun before midnight, and being aware of wakeing up often in the night or being asleep and taking a nap during the day.

“Certain sleep features can be more associated with certain health conditions,” he added.

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The research team plans to carry out future studies to confirm causation and measure how sleep interventions can have an impact on chronic results of diseases.

The study was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the research fund on the development of municipal health of Beijing.