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How does Smoking Affect Sleep
Abstract
Sleep has been shown to affect every facet of life, from how well we perform daily tasks to our overall health and well-being. This study was conducted to determine whether smoking impacts sleep schedules and overall quality of sleep.
Participants in this study include both smokers and non-smokers in the same age cohort, with comparable fitness levels, and no known pre-existing conditions. Data on how much each test subject smoked each day, as well as sleeping patterns, were recorded over a 4-week duration. Non-smoker test subjects on average slept one hour more per night and experienced fewer sleep interruptions than their smoker counterparts. The findings showed that lost sleep among smokers was typically the result of having more difficulty initially falling asleep.
Additionally, smoking at least one hour prior to sleep was shown to significantly impact the test subjects' sleep quality and duration. Once asleep, smokers woke up more frequently during the night. This suggests that smokers may receive more non-REM sleep, resulting in not feeling rested upon waking. Data showed no correlation between smoking frequency among smoker test subjects and overall sleep patterns. Additional studies would be useful to better quantify the long-term effects of sleep disturbance on smokers' overall daily functioning, health, and well-being.
How does Smoking Affect Sleep
CASB 104 - Anatomy and Cell and Molecular Biology
Sleep has been shown to affect every facet of life, from how well we perform daily tasks to our overall health and well-being. This study was conducted to determine whether smoking impacts sleep schedules and overall quality of sleep.
Participants in this study include both smokers and non-smokers in the same age cohort, with comparable fitness levels, and no known pre-existing conditions. Data on how much each test subject smoked each day, as well as sleeping patterns, were recorded over a 4-week duration. Non-smoker test subjects on average slept one hour more per night and experienced fewer sleep interruptions than their smoker counterparts. The findings showed that lost sleep among smokers was typically the result of having more difficulty initially falling asleep.
Additionally, smoking at least one hour prior to sleep was shown to significantly impact the test subjects' sleep quality and duration. Once asleep, smokers woke up more frequently during the night. This suggests that smokers may receive more non-REM sleep, resulting in not feeling rested upon waking. Data showed no correlation between smoking frequency among smoker test subjects and overall sleep patterns. Additional studies would be useful to better quantify the long-term effects of sleep disturbance on smokers' overall daily functioning, health, and well-being.