It turns out that sleep quality, snoring, and night shift work may be linked to the risk of stroke in people over the age of 40 in China. Researchers conducted a study involving over 70,000 participants to examine this relationship. They found that individuals with poor sleep quality had a higher prevalence of stroke risk factors such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes. Similarly, those who reported snoring were more likely to have high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, and transient ischemic attack. Night shift workers also had a higher likelihood of having stroke risk factors including transient ischemic attack and high blood pressure. Surprisingly, the study revealed that snorers had higher levels of various markers associated with cardiovascular health, such as BMI, waist circumference, and triglyceride levels. However, night shift workers had lower levels of these markers compared to non-night shift workers. These findings suggest that sleep quality, snoring symptoms, and night shift work may play a role in determining stroke risk in Chinese individuals over 40 years old. To learn more about this fascinating research, check out the full article!
ObjectivesTo analyze the relationship between sleep quality, snoring symptoms, night shift and risk of stroke in Chinese population over 40 years old.MethodsBased on the national screening and intervention program for high-risk population of stroke in 2016, 15,016 people completed the study of “the association between sleep and stroke,” 58,696 people completed the snoring questionnaire, and 58,637 people completed the night shift questionnaire.ResultsThe proportion of coronary heart disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, snoring, atrial fibrillation, stroke and high-risk group of stroke risk rating were higher in the group with poor sleep quality (p < 0.05). The proportion of high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, transient ischemic attack (TIA), or high-risk group of stroke risk rating was higher in snoring group (p < 0.05). The body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, neck circumference, fasting blood glucose, triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL) and homocysteine (Hcy) levels in snoring group were higher than the non-snoring group, and high density lipoprotein (HDL) levels were lower (p < 0.05). People with TIA, high risk for stroke, and high blood pressure were higher in night shift workers than non-night shift workers (p < 0.05). The levels of BMI, fasting blood glucose, 2 h postprandial blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, TG, TC, LDL, HDL and Hcy in night shift group were lower than the non-night shift group (p < 0.05).ConclusionSleep quality, snoring and night shift might be related to the risk factors of stroke.
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