A huge new study says that your sleep schedule may make you sick

Using Actigraphy data over 6.8 years on average, the researchers have determined that 92 patients suffer from 20 % of their risk that is due to poor sleep misconduct. It is worth noting that the irregular bed time (after 00:30) was associated with the risks of 2.57 times the liver fibrosis, while the identical low stability increases the risk of gangrene by 2.61 times.

More importantly, the study challenges previous allegations that “long sleep” (≥9 hours) is harmful. While self -reports have linked long sleep to stroke and heart disease, objective data revealed this link in only one disease. The wrong classification may be responsible: 21.67 % of the “long sleeping” they already sleep less than 6 hours, indicating that the time spent in bed is often confused with actual bedtime.

“The results we have reached emphasize the importance of regular sleep,” said Professor Shingfing Wang, author of the study. “It is time for us to expand our definition of good sleep only after time.”

The team confirmed several associations in the American population and identified the paths of infections as a possible biological link. Causative future research and evaluate the effect of sleep interventions on the results of chronic diseases will be explored.