People with sleep problems such as insomnia are more likely to have a stroke than people who get a good night’s sleep. The more problems a person has with sleeping, the higher the risk of a stroke.
People under the age of 50 with many sleep problems are almost four times more likely to have a stroke than people in the same group without those problems. That appears from research of American universities that has been published in scientific journal Neurology.
People aged 50 or older with many sleep problems have a 38 percent higher risk of a stroke than people in that group without sleep problems. That chance increases if people have other conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease or depression, the scientists say.
More than 31,000 people participated in the study. They were followed for nine years. The researchers asked participants, among other things, how often they had trouble falling asleep and whether they woke up often during the night. The higher the participants’ score, the more sleep problems they had.
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Improving sleep quality may reduce stroke risk. According to the scientists, there are several therapies that lead to better sleep.
Future research should focus on which specific sleep problems lead to an increased risk of stroke. In this way, more quickly applied treatments may remedy an increased risk of the condition.
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2023-06-08 22:01:53
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