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Healthy sleep habits can lower the risk of chronic diseases and may pave the way for evidence-based guidelines promoting better sleep health.
A pioneering study published in “Nature Medicine” journal, leveraging wearable devices and electronic health records from the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program underscored the vital role of sleep quality, duration, and consistency in preventing chronic diseases.
Neil S Zheng et al. analyzed sleep data from 6,785 participants (71% were women, median age 50.2 years) over a median period of 4.5 years, uncovering significant insights. Major findings include an inverse relationship between deep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and the risk of atrial fibrillation.
Additionally, irregular sleep was associated with more elevated odds of obesity (overweight), hypertension (high blood pressure), hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol), and mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety. Interestingly, a J-shaped connection emerged between average daily sleep duration and the likelihood of hypertension and mental health issues.
These insights emphasize that sleep stages, duration, and regularity play critical roles in chronic disease development. The findings could guide evidence-based recommendations, empowering individuals and healthcare providers to prioritize healthy sleep habits as a vital component of disease prevention.
Nature Medicine
Sleep patterns and risk of chronic disease as measured by long-term monitoring with commercial wearable devices in the All of Us Research Program
Neil S Zheng et al.
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