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December 8, 20250 citations

Age and Sex Differences in Sleep Patterns and Their Links to Mood

Age- and sex-related differences in sleep patterns and their relations to self-reported sleep and mood.

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HRHabiballah Rahimi-EichiJBJustin T. BakerAFAnders M. Fjell

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Assessment reveals sleep duration varies by age and sex, indicating differences affect mood like depression.

Key Points

  • Sleep duration varies significantly by age and sex, with younger women sleeping more than younger men.
  • Participants aged 44-82 showed nonlinear trends in sleep duration and remodeling across the lifespan.
  • Observational analysis using actigraphy data from UK Biobank identified strong correlations between sleep patterns and mood, particularly depression.
  • Findings suggest addressing sleep duration could help manage mood disorders in older adults, with implications for large cohort studies.
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Rahimi-Eichi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693624ad4fa91c937236c732https://doi.org/10.1093/sleepadvances/zpaf079
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