Insomnia May Lead To Higher Risk Of Stroke

Insomnia May Lead To Higher Risk Of Stroke

According to recent research, insomnia, especially in young adults can lead to increased stroke risk. The study conducted over the course of four years showed that insomnia can increase the risk of hospitalization due to a stroke by 54 percent.

The results for young adults between the ages of 18 and 34 were astounding as they are eight times more likely to suffer a stroke in case they also suffer from insomnia. Doctor Demetrius Lopes, director of the Interventional Cerebrovascular Research Center at Rush University in Chicago and lead researcher said that among the factors the study paid close attention to were high blood pressure, obesity and cholesterol.

The study was published in the journal of Stroke and involved nearly 90.000 participants. The study compared health records from 21,000 randomly selected participants with insomnia and 64,000 people without the disease in the Taiwan area. After the four year follow-up the study showed that 583 insomniacs and 962 non-insomniacs suffered a form of stroke. The final data, reached after researchers accounted for other factors that might have altered results showed that insomniacs are at a much higher risk of suffering a stroke when compared to people who have a healthy sleep.

The same study showed that people who had persistent insomnia were at a higher risk of stroke than those who had intermittent insomnia.

Posted by George Daniels on Sunday April 06 2014, 4:03 AM EDT. Ref: webMD. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, Health. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0