Daytime napping lowers risk of heart attack
Taking a nap during daytime can not only refresh you but also lower the risk of heart attack or stroke if taken once or twice in a week, found a new study.
The impact of napping on heart health has been hotly contested since many of the published studies on the topic have failed to consider napping frequency, or focused purely on cardiovasccular disease deaths, or compared regular nappers with those not opting for a mini siesta.
In the study, researchers looked at the association between napping frequency and average nap duration and the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular disease events, such as heart attack, stroke or heart failure, among 3462 randomly selected residents of Switzerland.
Each participant was aged between 35 and 75 when recruited between 2003 and 2006 to the study.
The 1st check-up took place between 2009 and 2012 when information on their sleep and nap patterns in the previous week was collected and their health was then subsequently monitored for an average of 5 years.
Over half ( 58% 2014) of the participants said they didn't nap during the previous week; around one in five ( 19%, 667) said they took 1-2 naps; around one in ten ( 12%, 411) said they took 3-5; while a similar proportion ( 11 %, 379) said they took 6-7.
Frequent nappers ( 3-7 naps a week) tended to be older, male, smokers, weigh more and to sleep for longer at night than those who said they didn't nap during the day.
And they reported more daytime sleepiness and more severe obstructive sleep apnoea-a condition in which the walls of the throat relax and narrow during sleep, interrupting normal breathing.
During the monitoring period, there were 155 fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events.
Occasional napping once to twice weekly, was associated with an almost halving in attack/ stroke / heart failure risk ( 48% ) compared with those who didn't nap at all.
This association held true after taking account of potentially influential factors, such as age, and nighttime sleep duration, as well as other cardiovascular disease risks, such as high blood pressure/ cholesterol.
And it didn't change after factoring in excessive daytime sleepiness, depression and regularly sleeping for at least 6 hours a night. Only older age ( 65+) and severe sleep apnoea affected it.
But the 67 % heightened cardiovascular risk initially observed for frequent papers virtually
disappeared after taking account of potentially influential factors. And no associations with cardiovascular disease 'events' were found for nap length ( from 5 minutes to 1 hour +).
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The impact of napping on heart health has been hotly contested since many of the published studies on the topic have failed to consider napping frequency, or focused purely on cardiovasccular disease deaths, or compared regular nappers with those not opting for a mini siesta.
In the study, researchers looked at the association between napping frequency and average nap duration and the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular disease events, such as heart attack, stroke or heart failure, among 3462 randomly selected residents of Switzerland.
Each participant was aged between 35 and 75 when recruited between 2003 and 2006 to the study.
The 1st check-up took place between 2009 and 2012 when information on their sleep and nap patterns in the previous week was collected and their health was then subsequently monitored for an average of 5 years.
Over half ( 58% 2014) of the participants said they didn't nap during the previous week; around one in five ( 19%, 667) said they took 1-2 naps; around one in ten ( 12%, 411) said they took 3-5; while a similar proportion ( 11 %, 379) said they took 6-7.
Frequent nappers ( 3-7 naps a week) tended to be older, male, smokers, weigh more and to sleep for longer at night than those who said they didn't nap during the day.
And they reported more daytime sleepiness and more severe obstructive sleep apnoea-a condition in which the walls of the throat relax and narrow during sleep, interrupting normal breathing.
During the monitoring period, there were 155 fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events.
Occasional napping once to twice weekly, was associated with an almost halving in attack/ stroke / heart failure risk ( 48% ) compared with those who didn't nap at all.
This association held true after taking account of potentially influential factors, such as age, and nighttime sleep duration, as well as other cardiovascular disease risks, such as high blood pressure/ cholesterol.
And it didn't change after factoring in excessive daytime sleepiness, depression and regularly sleeping for at least 6 hours a night. Only older age ( 65+) and severe sleep apnoea affected it.
But the 67 % heightened cardiovascular risk initially observed for frequent papers virtually
disappeared after taking account of potentially influential factors. And no associations with cardiovascular disease 'events' were found for nap length ( from 5 minutes to 1 hour +).
this is only for your information, kindly take the advice of your doctor for medicines, exercises and so on.
https://gscrochetdesigns.blogspot.com. one can see my crochet creations
https://gseasyrecipes.blogspot.com. feel free to view for easy, simple and healthy recipes
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