Unhealthy sleep

Q: What is unhealthy sleep linked with?

Studies link unhealthy sleep with 2 measures, most often cardiometabolic multimorbidity (1 study) and diabetes mellitus (1).

Unhealthy sleep has been studied in 2 papers since 2021: 2 observational studies in people; 1 in the past year. The newest story, Nov 6, 2026: “Unhealthy sleep and obesity linked to multiple chronic diseases”.

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2 papers study it2 findingsUpdated Nov 1, 2026

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At a glance

The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 2 independent labs in 1 country.

“The risk of diabetes associated with unhealthy sleep significantly increased with age group (HR 1·04 [95% CI 0·95-1·13] among participants aged 40 to <55 years vs 1·36 [1·01-1·85] among participants aged ≥75 years”

Age-related disparities in diabetes risk attributable to modifiable risk factor profiles in Chinese adults: a nationwide, population-based, cohort studyThe lancet. Healthy longevity2021doi:10.1016/s2666-7568(21)00177-x

None of its findings points the other way.

2 independent labs in 1 country

Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China

Humans2

What is unhealthy sleep linked with?

Studies link unhealthy sleep with 2 measures, most often cardiometabolic multimorbidity (1 study) and diabetes mellitus (1).

Cardiometabolic multimorbidity

upin humans1OR 3.46

1 study

Unhealthy sleep is associated with cardiometabolic multimorbidity in humans (Central obesity; Fuqing Cohort; reference: sleep score <3 and no central obesity) (Adjusted OR 3.46).
“The joint effect was stronger for unhealthy sleep combined with central obesity (FQC adjusted OR = 3.46; UKB adjusted HR = 2.55)”
HumansCentral obesity; Fuqing Cohort; reference: sleep score <3 and no central obesityn = 34,703
Unhealthy sleep and obesity linked to multiple chronic diseases
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Unhealthy sleep and obesity linked to multiple chronic diseases

UK Biobank participants with unhealthy sleep and abdominal obesity had 2.55 times the rate of developing multiple heart and metabolic conditions compared with those with…UK Biobank participants with unhealthy sleep and abdominal obesity had 2.55 times the rate of developing multiple heart and metabolic conditions compared with those with neither.

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