sleep epidemiology Flashcards
1
Q
what is an individual who sleeps less than the average called
A
bi-convience short sleepers
2
Q
what is an individual called who sleeps longer than the average
A
long sleepers
3
Q
sleep deprivation affects what mechanisms of the body
A
inflammation, appetite, neurological, endocrine, molecular
4
Q
what can sleep deprivation cause
A
hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol. high triglycerides, obesity
5
Q
what are the long-term health outcomes of sleep deprivation
A
death, CHD, stroke, heart failure, cancer
6
Q
what is an association
A
present in the absence of a true cause-effect relationship.
does not mean causation
7
Q
what is the triad of causality
A
bias, chance and confounding
8
Q
what does biological plausibility mean
A
there are several potential mechanism that are affected by short sleep
