Mar 31 2008
Bad sleep will badly affect women
Mar 31: A sleepless night will affect the mood of all of us. But a new research has revealed that women who missed a good night’s sleep will get grumpier than men. The findings of the research revealed that poor sleep will also affect the overall health of women than in men and it will increase the risk of diabetes, heart attack and stroke. The study pointed out that less sleep that is measured by the total amount of sleep, the degree of awakening during night and time taken to fall sleep will have major impact in women than men.
While responding to this the lead researcher Dr Edward Suarez of Duke University said: “For women poor sleep is associated with high level of mental disturbance, depression and anger. But this stage is not associated with same level of sleep disruption in men.”
The research included 210 men and women who are healthy and don’t have any previous record of sleep related disorders. Their blood was taken and their mental condition was analysed. The researchers found that nearly 40 percent of the men and women are classified as poor sleepers, those who have frequent problems of falling asleep, and those who take 30 or more minutes to fall asleep or awake frequently during night.
The researchers noted that the sleep quality ratings were similar beyond gender but the risk profile shows huge variation. The after effects of poor sleeps including the feelings of hostility, depression and anger affects men more then women.
The findings of the study is remarkable as among the women who are considered as poor sleepers 33 percent of them had C-reactive protein that is linked with the risk of heart related ailments. Rather than overall poor sleep quality the length of time it takes for a person to fall asleep is considered as the main reason behind the risk. Women who took half an hour or more to fell asleep showed the worst risk profile.
