A new study from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health evaluated the American Heart Association's recently expanded metric that now includes sleep as it relates to heart health.
The Columbia University researchers, deciding to evaluate the expanded measure, looked at approximately 2,000 middle-aged-to-older adults from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerois , a U.S. study of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors.
"Our results demonstrate that sleep is an integral component of CVH. In our study, even a CVH score that includes only sleep duration, the most widely measured aspect of sleep health and the most feasible measure to obtain in a clinic or public health setting, predicted CVD incidence," said Makarem in the Columbia news release.
Individuals who slept fewer hours had higher chances of having low sleep efficiency , the news release explained about the study's findings. Sixty-three percent of participants slept less than 7 hours per night and 30% slept less than 6 hours, the study found. The study also found that 14% reported excessive daytime sleepiness and 36% stated they had high insomnia symptoms. "Stick to a stable sleep schedule — meaning try to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day," said a new study's lead author on sleep and heart health.
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