sleep duration ↔ white matter hyperintensities

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Sleep duration and white matter hyperintensities are linked by a quadratic relationship where specific sleep windows, particularly six to eight hours, are associated with lower volumes of white matter hyperintensities as described in [1], [2], and [3].

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Impact of sleep duration on executive function and brain structure nature.com Nature 3 facts

claimEight hours of sleep is associated with the lowest burden of white matter hyperintensities (WMH) in the brain.

claimWhite Matter Hyperintensity (WMH) volume and sleep duration exhibit a quadratic relationship, similar to the relationship observed between sleep duration and other brain structural measures.

measurementIndividuals who sleep between six and eight hours have significantly lower white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume compared to individuals with other sleep durations, based on permutation testing with Bonferroni correction.