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Another hypothesis that seems plausible to me is that what we’re really measuring when looking at sleep is mental health, and mental health is a strong predicto
by bjornsing 2y ago
Another hypothesis that seems plausible to me is that what we’re really measuring when looking at sleep is mental health, and mental health is a strong predictor of mortality 10-15 years into the future.
- bloqs 2y agoYou are already correct, but the actual factor here is trait Neuroticism (negative emotion personality dimension), which is very roughly speaking a combination of genetic factors and your ACE score. ACE score is shockingly good at predicting mortality, having one over 6 makes people die on average 20 years earlier.
- bjornsing 2y agoYeah that’s kind of what I’m after: ACEs mess up people’s sleep and cause early deaths. That makes sleep patters a strong predictor for all cause mortality, but the causal relationship is really ”ACEs cause both poor sleep and early death”.