In Men, Insomnia With Objective Short Sleep Duration Is Associated With Increased Mortality
In Men, Insomnia With Objective Short Sleep Duration Is Associated With Increased Mortality
Men with insomnia and sleep duration of six or fewer hours of nightly sleep are at an increased risk for mortality, according to a research abstract presented on June 8, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies Results indicate that compared to people who sleep six hours or more, men with insomnia and less than six hours of nightly sleep were at highest risk of mortality. The mortality rate of the sample was 19.