Evaluating your likely current (and near future) state of health means taking into account the risk factors — such as hours of sleep per night (female) — that affect you. Our medical diagnosis tool, The Analyst™, identifies major risk factors by asking the right questions.
Sleep. On average, how many hours of sleep do you get each night?
Possible responses:
→ Under 6 hours / much less than I should→ 6-7 hours / less than I should → 7-9 hours / don't know → 9-10 hours / more than necessary → Over 10 hours / much more than necessary |
An Australian study of 230,000 subjects reported in 2016 that prolonged sleep – especially when combined with a sedentary lifestyle – increases risk of premature death from diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer by up to 300%.
A study reported in May, 2017 found that those with cardiac risk factors who slept under six hours a night are 2.1 times more likely to die of heart disease.
An Australian study of 230,000 subjects reported in 2016 that prolonged sleep – especially when combined with a sedentary lifestyle – increases risk of premature death from diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer by up to 300%. In addition, sleeping too much may be an indicator of illness such as cardiovascular disease.
An Australian study of 230,000 subjects reported in 2016 that prolonged sleep – especially when combined with a sedentary lifestyle – increases risk of premature death from diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer by up to 300%.
Even if you sleep more hours than are necessary, poor quality of sleep can still mean that you are not getting enough.
Getting less than 6 hours of sleep each night increases the risk of early death from stroke. Several large studies involving hundreds of thousands of people have found that sleeping too much (or too little) increases risk of stroke dramatically. Sleeping 7-8 hours a night and exercising for 30-60 minutes 3 to 6 times per week appears to be optimal for preventing stroke.