Frontiers in Medicine
Irregular sleep patterns linked to higher risk of death
Among 7,604 US adults aged 20 or older, each one-hour increase in night-to-night sleep-midpoint variability was associated with an all-cause mortality hazard ratio of…Among 7,604 US adults aged 20 or older, each one-hour increase in night-to-night sleep-midpoint variability was associated with an all-cause mortality hazard ratio of 1.22.
Cohort · 7,604 peoplePopulations
Who was studied7,604 adults aged ≥20 years, median 81 months
What changedThe hazard of death from any cause was 22% higher per 1-hour increase in night-to-night sleep midpoint variability
The catchShift work and sleep apnea could confound the link between irregular sleep and death