Sleep is one of the most important factor in our lives and it can not only influence our physical well being but it also enhances our mental well being as well and it is linked to conditions like heart disease and stroke to depression and obesity.

A new study that was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has given more insights into how sleep functions in dementia.

The researchers from China, Sweden and the UK looked at the sleep data of 1,982 Chinese individuals who were an average of 70 years, who appeared to be with symptoms of dementia during the start of the study.

After 3.7 years, 97 participants had been diagnosed with dementia according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria.

Those were impacted between the age of 60 and 64. Men were also at high risk, and it contradicts with many other dementia researchers who had found studies before.

“In most studies, women are known to have a two-fold greater risk of dementia than men. It is unusual that this study found the opposite,” shared Dr. Alex Dimitriu, double board-certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine and BrainfoodMD.

Sources -Healthline