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""There are several limitations to this study. In particular, the participants only had their sleep measured _once and in an artificial setting_, which may not
by abledon 7y ago
""There are several limitations to this study. In particular, the participants only had their sleep measured _once and in an artificial setting_, which may not have been representative of their sleep patterns over time. The researchers did not get the same results when they looked at how long participants said they usually slept.""
How is this even treated as a serious study?
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- quickthrower2 7y ago(Edited, see replies) Also "However, various health and lifestyle factors could be playing a role in the links they identified." I imagine that if someone is poor (on average) they'd get less sleep due to living in noisier areas, working longer hours and so on. I also imagine being poor would decrease life expectancy on average. And another one I thought of ... 1990-2017 is not a long time. Older people (say >50) tend to sleep fewer hours. Older people are much more likely to die in a 30 year period than younger people (<30), so there is that. I wonder if that was taken into account.
- bad_good_guy 7y agoRead the article. It is the NHS debunking the research. Don't jump to conclusions from headlines.
- quickthrower2 7y agoSorry, I read the article but on less than enough sleep (ironically) so I missed the debunking aspect. So I will edit the post above.
- nkingsy 7y agoAbility to sleep well in new setting linked to long life.