Consistent sleep patterns may be essential for cardiovascular health 🫀💤
Varying your sleep times is not recommended.
Sleep timing irregularity in midlife: association with incident major adverse cardiac events and cardiovascular disease mortality over a 10-year follow-up
Study Details
This new study investigated sleep habits and cardiovascular events in over 3,000 individuals 🔍
Participants were followed for ~10 years or until experienced a MACE (acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, stroke, heart failure hospitalization, or CVD death) 🏥
Here is what they found ⬇️
Key Findings
🫀 128 participants (4.0%) experienced MACEs during the follow-up period
⏰ Irregular sleep timing was associated with an elevated risk
⏳ However this was only found in participants who slept on average less than 7 h 56 min
🛌 Individuals with irregular bedtimes had a 2.01-fold higher risk of MACEs compared to those with regular bedtimes
💤 Individuals with irregular sleep midpoints had a 2.00-fold higher risk compared to those with regular midpoints
Conclusion
People that sleep less than 8hrs per night may be at higher risk of cardiovascular events as they age 🚨
Consistent sleep behaviours, particularly regular bedtimes should be prioritised ✅
Reference
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41877022/
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