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  • Endocrinology
  • Sleep Medicine

Background:

  • Sleep irregularity is increasingly common in modern society.
  • Its impact on cardiometabolic health and mortality is a growing area of research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current evidence on the role of sleep irregularity in cardiometabolic diseases.
  • To highlight findings from recent large prospective studies.

Main Methods:

  • Review of epidemiological, clinical, and mechanistic studies.
  • Focus on large prospective studies establishing temporal relationships.
  • Analysis of sleep irregularity's association with obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and mortality.

Main Results:

  • Sleep irregularity is a robust risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases and mortality.
  • It may be a more significant predictor than sleep duration.
  • Potential biological, behavioral, and psychological pathways are proposed.

Conclusions:

  • Sleep irregularity poses a significant risk to cardiometabolic health.
  • Further research is needed on standardized measures, interventions, and mechanisms.
  • Addressing sleep irregularity could improve public health strategies.