Background:
Sleep is an actively regulated process and influenced by homeostatic mechanisms in the body. Sleep deprivation and sleep fragmentation cause internal desynchrony leading to numerous ill effects on health. Disorders of sleep is linked to higher risk of developing autoimmune diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinsons Disease, Stroke, poor foetal outcome in pregnant women.
Aim:
Our study aimed at determining various factors impacting the duration of nocturnal sleep among healthy adults.
Methods:
Demographic and anthropometric data were obtained from 124 healthy individuals between the age group of 18 to 75 years. Duration of Physical activity and self-reported duration of nocturnal sleep were obtained. BMI was calculated using Quetlet’s Index. Student t test, One Way ANOVA, Kruskal Wallis test, Pearson’s Correlation and linear regression were used.
Results:
Negative correlation was observed with duration of nocturnal sleep and Age (-0.473, p
Key words: Sleep deprivation, Nocturnal sleep, Age, BMI
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