Lack of sleep is more dangerous for women than men, claim scientists
source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/women_shealth/5711905/Lack-of-sleep-is-more-dangerous-for-...
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Eight hours is the recommended length of time people should spend in bed, the study discovered, but for women who get less have a higher chance of coronary problems than men with similar sleeping patterns.
Research by the University of Warwick and University College London (UCL) found levels of "inflammatory markers" – indicators of coronary heart disease – vary significantly with sleep duration in women, but not men.
Dr Michelle Miller, associate professor of biochemical medicine at Warwick Medical School, said the findings "support the idea that short sleep is associated with an increase in cardiovascular risk and that the association between sleep duration and cardiovascular risk factors is markedly different in men and women".
Research by the University of Warwick and University College London (UCL) found levels of "inflammatory markers" – indicators of coronary heart disease – vary significantly with sleep duration in women, but not men.
Dr Michelle Miller, associate professor of biochemical medicine at Warwick Medical School, said the findings "support the idea that short sleep is associated with an increase in cardiovascular risk and that the association between sleep duration and cardiovascular risk factors is markedly different in men and women".
