Sleep Deficiency: Epidemiology and Effects

Amir Gohari; Brett Baumann; Rachel Jen; Najib Ayas

doi:10.1016/j.ccm.2022.02.001

Sleep Deficiency: Epidemiology and Effects

Clin Chest Med. 2022 Jun;43(2):189-198. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2022.02.001.

Authors

Amir Gohari¹, Brett Baumann¹, Rachel Jen², Najib Ayas³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 317 - 2194 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
² Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 317 - 2194 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; Judah Blackmore Centre for Sleep Disorders, Univeristy of British Columbia Hospital, Ground Floor, Room G34A Purdy Pavilion, 2221 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada.
³ Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 317 - 2194 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada; Judah Blackmore Centre for Sleep Disorders, Univeristy of British Columbia Hospital, Ground Floor, Room G34A Purdy Pavilion, 2221 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada. Electronic address: NAyas@providencehealth.bc.ca.

PMID: 35659018
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2022.02.001

Abstract

Adequate sleep is an important pillar of physical and mental health. Sleep deficiency, resulting from short sleep or suboptimal sleep quality, is highly prevalent in modern society. Occupation, social demands, psychiatric disorders, physical disorders, and sleep disorders are some of the contributing factors to sleep deficiency. Some populations are at increased risk of sleep deficiency based on ethnicity, age, marital status, sex, and hospitalization. Sleep deficiency influences cognition, alertness, mood, behavior, diabetes, cardiovascular health, renal function, immune system, and respiratory physiology. This review summarizes the epidemiology and effects of sleep deficiency.

Keywords: Arthritis; Cardiovascular health; Diabetes; Epidemiology; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Shift work; Sleep deficiency; Sleep disorders.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Sleep Wake Disorders* / epidemiology
Sleep Wake Disorders* / etiology
Sleep* / physiology