BMJ Sub-Journal: Higher-intensity exercise may offset the health hazards caused by lack of sleep

On June 29, the British Journal of Sports Medicine published a long-term study online showing that physical activity levels that meet or exceed the weekly recommended amount may offset the health hazards caused by poor sleep quality

Sleep and physical activity in relation to all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality, British Journal of Sports Medicine(2021).

In June 2018, Sleep published a sleep heart health study with 4994 people followed up for 11.

Researchers in this article investigated the relationship between light exercise and comprehensive sleep scores and the risk of all-cause death, specific cardiovascular disease, and cardiovascular death.

56% of participants had healthy sleep, followed by moderate (42%) or poor sleep (3%)

Participant characteristics by sleep

The relationship between sleep, light exercise and the risk of death

Poor sleep is among the risks of death from all causes, total cardiovascular disease, and ischemic stroke

Compared with participants with higher levels of physical activity, participants with other levels of activity have a gradually increased risk of all-cause mortality (medium level HR is 1.

After adjusting some parameters, except for hemorrhagic stroke, participants without moderate to vigorous exercise have a higher risk of death, and participants who interact with poor sleep have the highest risk (HR 1.

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