Even though the research didn't show a direct link
between short sleep duration and inflammation, Wilson adds, «this study lifts the veil on another piece of why sleep is still important.»
Population studies have consistently shown a relationship
between short sleep duration and excess weight, generally with less than 7 hours the cutoff.
There is a strong correlation
between short sleep duration and future weight [7][8].
Not exact matches
Other life - threatening medical conditions may cause people to
sleep longer or
shorter than average, resulting in a correlation
between long
sleep duration and mortality.
Another study of 4,175 individuals
between 11 and 17 years of age is the first to document reciprocal effects for major depression and
short sleep duration among adolescents using prospective data.
This research only established a correlation
between the two (and not a cause - and - effect), so the study authors say they can't be sure whether inflammation triggers long and
short sleep duration or whether
sleep duration triggers inflammation.
In one study from Northwestern University, researchers explored the relationship
between sleep and exercise, finding that the longer it takes to fall asleep and the
shorter total
sleep duration affects the next day's exercise performance.
In terms of studies regarding behavioral problems, one extensive meta - analysis of the relationship
between sleep deprivation and cognition in school - aged children found a significant increase in behavioral problems in children with
shorter sleep duration.25) Additionally,
sleep deprivation resulted in a significant increment in alertness and emotional reactivity in children, which led to delinquency, long - term emotional and behavioral difficulties.26 — 28) Consistent with such findings,
sleep deprived subjects were more alert to negative stimuli, 29) and more susceptible to exaggerated aggressive impulses.30) Emotional lability and impulsivity were all strongly correlated with
sleep deprivation, 31) with the severity of emotional dysregulation worsening as a function of the degree of
sleep restriction.32)