Suboptimal Sleep Duration is Associated with Poorer Neuroimaging Brain Health Profiles.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular health optimization during middle age benefits brain health. The American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 recently added sleep duration as a key determinant of cardiovascular health becoming the Life's Essential 8. We tested the hypothesis that suboptimal sleep duration is associated with poorer neuroimaging brain health profiles in asymptomatic middle-aged adults.

Methods

We conducted a prospective MRI neuroimaging study in middle-aged persons without stroke, dementia, or multiple sclerosis enrolled in the UK Biobank. Self-reported sleep duration was categorized as short (<7 hours), optimal (7-<9 hours), or long (≥9 hours). Evaluated neuroimaging markers of brain health included white matter hyperintensities (presence and volume) and diffusion

SUBMITTER: Clocchiatti-Tuozzo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10168497 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature