Key result
Daytime nap habits, particularly year-round napping, were positively correlated with a higher prevalence of major chronic diseases in Chinese adults.
Why the study?
Does daytime nap habit correlate with the prevalence of major chronic diseases in Chinese adults?
Does daytime nap habit correlate with the prevalence of major chronic diseases in Chinese adults?
Daytime napping, particularly year-round, is positively correlated with the prevalence of major chronic diseases in Chinese adults.
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Napping should not yet change clinical advice; leaves open whether year-round habits mark or cause chronic disease.
There were regional and age differences in prevalence of daytime nap habit among CKB participants. Daytime nap habit, especially daytime nap habit all the year round, was positively correlated with the prevalence of major chronic diseases.
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Wen et al. (2022) studied this question. Daytime nap habits, particularly year-round napping, were positively correlated with a higher prevalence of major chronic diseases in Chinese adults.
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