Illustration of deep sleep. (Arkadia Digital Media / Ema Rohimah)
Himedik.com – Sleep at night enough is important in maintaining a healthy body. However, the duration of sleep between each person varies depending on the factor.
The United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has conducted studies on differences sleep patterns Among the rich and the poor.
They find that the average person sleeps longer at night than the poor. Researchers at the agency sent surveys to people in the United States from 2011 to 2014.
They asked participants about their sleeping habits. As a result, of the 140 thousand adults who filled out and returned the survey, 55 percent of people who lived right or near the poverty line had a time of 7 to 8 hours at night.
Meanwhile, 66.6 percent of people living above the poverty line have longer or full nights of sleep. But, the poverty line in the United States varies by income compared to family size.
Unfortunately reported by Medical Xpress, the researchers did not dig deeper to find the cause of the rich more sleep at night than the poor.
However, this condition may be related to the number of hours people have to work and the number of jobs. Researchers also note that rich people have more reinforcements in terms of caring for children and homes.
Rich people tend to live in accommodations that are easier to sleep, such as quiet environments and comfortable beds.
The researchers also did not see the impact of sleep differences between rich and poor people. There is also no difference in the impact of chronic sleep deprivation in people who live from a mediocre life.
Previous research has shown that chronic sleep deprivation can cause health problems, such as high blood pressure, depression, obesity, and diabetes.
When all these conditions are combined with overall stress, a person is at risk of suffering from heart disease, cancer, decreased quality of life to death.
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