Sleep irregularity

Intervention

1 paper3 findings

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: Australian Research Council and 1 more
  • Humans1

Outcomes

2

Wake after sleep onset

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Sleep irregularity increases wake after sleep onset in humans (40 min more).

    Humans≥ 75% of months irregular compared to 0%-25%

    Chronic Sleep Irregularity Is Common, Persistent, and Associated With Poorer Sleep Health

    Journal of sleep research5 Aug 2026

Sleep efficiency

downin humans1−8% lower

1 study
  1. Sleep irregularity impairs sleep efficiency in humans (8% lower).

    Humans≥ 75% of months irregular compared to 0%-25%

    Chronic Sleep Irregularity Is Common, Persistent, and Associated With Poorer Sleep Health

    Journal of sleep research5 Aug 2026

Associations

1

Hypertension

upin humans1+46% higher odds

1 study
  1. Sleep irregularity raises the risk of hypertension in humans (46% higher odds).

    Humans≥ 75% of months irregular compared to 0%-25%

    Chronic Sleep Irregularity Is Common, Persistent, and Associated With Poorer Sleep Health

    Journal of sleep research5 Aug 2026

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