Adults with less than six hours of nightly sleep were at highest risk of death

[steven johnson]

A lot of people brag about how little sleep they get by on. They may be doing themselves more harm than good.

ScienceDaily (June 9, 2009) — Men with insomnia and sleep duration of six or fewer hours of nightly sleep are at an increased risk for mortality, according to a research abstract that will be presented on June 8, at Sleep 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

Results indicate that compared to people who sleep six hours or more, men with insomnia and less than six hours of nightly sleep were at highest risk of mortality. The mortality rate of the sample was 19.6 percent for men versus 10.3 percent for women.

The study included data from 1,741 men and women who were randomly selected from Central Pennsylvania. Participants were studied in a sleep laboratory; follow-ups were conducted over the course of 14 years for men and 10 years for women. Insomnia was defined by a complaint of insomnia with duration of greater than a year, while "poor sleep" was defined as a complaint of difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or early final awakening.

Polysomnographic sleep duration was classified into two categories; people who slept greater than six hours, and those who slept for less than six hours.



Insomnia With Objective Short Sleep Duration In Men Is Associated With Increased Mortality

[aquart]

1. Need to write out my will.

[Captain Hilts]

2. Needing less sleep and having insomnia are two different things. nt

[rwheeler31]

3. Wow I got a problem.

[Puzzler]

4. Same here.

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[MannyGoldstein]

5. I'll Be Up All Night Worrying About This

:scared:

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

14. So reading studies about premature death might cause premature death.

[givemebackmycountry]

6. Wow...

Years back they asked Terrell Davis, legendary running back for the Denver Broncos and Super Bowl XXXII MVP what his hobby was.
He replied...
"Sleeping".

My schedule permits me to sleep as many hours as I like and more often than not, it's at least eight hours.
Ten, if I can get it.

I love to sleep.

I ain't going nowhere.

[Speck Tater]

8. I'm with you. 8.5 to 9.5 every night. And I like to wake up slooowly and have a leisurely morning

sipping a cup of tea and checking out the veggie garden.

[elocs]

7. So, how may I avoid any risk of death? Nobody has come up with a link for that yet. n/t

[man4allcats]

9. My thoughts exactly.

My understanding is if we're breathing, we're at risk of death. In fact I'm pretty sure I read somewhere it's a certainty. }(

[wuvuj]

11. After you are dead....

...your risk is pretty close to zero? :boring: No link needed.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

13. There is only one way to do it, you have to die.

[Confusious]

10. Sleep to little, you die

Sleep to much, you die.

I guess I have to get 8 hrs 01 minutes and 51 seconds of sleep tonight. Better set my alarm!

But is it 01 minutes and 51 seconds too long?!?!?!?

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

12. That explains why so many firemen die young.