Link found between poor sleep quality and increased risk of death

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 03:42 in Health & Medicine

Quality, in addition to quantity, is important for maintaining health, according to new research. Results indicate that over the average follow-up of eight years, 854 of the 5,614 participants died. Two sleep-stage transition types were associated with higher mortality risk: wake-to-non-REM and non-REM-to-wake.

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