Sleep and Heart Disease
New research suggests that getting a good night's sleep might be connected with a lower risk of heart disease in some people.
The research, Short Sleep Duration and Incident Coronary Artery Calcification, was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers studied 495 healthy subjects aged between 35 and 47 years. They found a strong correlation between increased sleep and lower risk of coronary artery calcification.
It's worth noting that the group studied only slept for an average of 6.1 hours a night, so the findings don't necessarily apply to those who are already getting a good night's sleep.
It's also important to remember that correlation doesn't necessarily mean causality. One of the paper's authors, Professor Diane Lauderdale, said:
The research, Short Sleep Duration and Incident Coronary Artery Calcification, was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers studied 495 healthy subjects aged between 35 and 47 years. They found a strong correlation between increased sleep and lower risk of coronary artery calcification.
It's worth noting that the group studied only slept for an average of 6.1 hours a night, so the findings don't necessarily apply to those who are already getting a good night's sleep.
It's also important to remember that correlation doesn't necessarily mean causality. One of the paper's authors, Professor Diane Lauderdale, said:
It may be that there is some other factor that influences how much people sleep and independently influences calcification
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