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According to a new study, healthy sleep habits reduce the risk of cardiac arrest in adults, writes MTI.
Subjects who reported healthy sleep had a 42 percent lower risk of cardiac arrest than those with unhealthy sleep habits.
A good sleep pattern means getting up in the morning and getting 7 to 8 hours of sleep without being disturbed by frequent insomnia, snoring, or excessive daytime sleepiness. There is growing evidence that sleep problems may play a role in the development of heart failure.
The researchers analyzed information from 408,802 people using the UK Biobank. Participants were between 37 and 73 years old at the time of enrollment, between 2006 and 2010, and events suggestive of heart failure were recorded as of April 1, 2019. During an average of ten years of follow-up, cardiac arrest occurred in 5221 cases.
The team also analyzed the sleep quality and habits of the subjects. Sleep quality was determined by duration, insomnia, snoring, frequency of daytime sleepiness, and other factors related to sleep. Based on the duration of sleep, three groups were formed, with a short sleep time of 7 hours or less, a recommended sleep time of 7-8 hours, and a long sleep time of 9 hours or more.
Lu Qi, a fellow at Tulane University in New Orleans, said their findings highlight the importance of improving sleep quality to help prevent heart failure. When analyzing the data, differences due to diabetes, high blood pressure, medication, and genetic causes were filtered. They then found that participants with the healthiest sleep habits had a 42 percent lower risk of heart failure compared to those whose sleep habits were unhealthy.
The risk of cardiac arrest was also found to be 8% for early risers, 12% for those who slept during the recommended period, 17% for those who rarely experienced insomnia, and 34% for those who did not experience daytime sleepiness. .
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