Women sleep objectively better than men and the sleep of young women is more resilient to external stressors: effects of age and menopause
BIXLER E, PAPALIAGA M, VGONTZAS A, LIN H, PEJOVIC S, KARATARAKI M, VELA‐BUENO A, CHROUSOS G. Women sleep objectively better than men and the sleep of young women is more resilient to external stressors: effects of age and menopause. Journal Of Sleep Research 2009, 18: 221-228. PMID: 19302341, PMCID: PMC3594776, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2008.00713.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercentage of sleep timePercentage of slow wave sleepPercentage of stage 1Percentage of stage 1 sleepGeneral population sampleHormone treatmentDecreased deep sleepSleep timeYoung womenProlonged sleep latencyAbsence of HTEffects of menopauseStage 1 sleepLow cardiovascular riskObjective sleep patternsSlow wave sleepAssociated with prolonged sleep latencyExternal stressorsHealthy womenHealthy volunteersSleep laboratoryCardiovascular riskGonadal hormonesSleep regulationBlood draw
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