Publications by authors named "Satu J Strausz"
Background: Poor sleep is associated with an increased risk of infections and all-cause mortality but the causal direction between poor sleep and respiratory infections has remained unclear. We examined if poor sleep contributes as a causal risk factor to respiratory infections.
Methods: We used data on insomnia, influenza and upper respiratory infections (URIs) from primary care and hospital records in the UK Biobank (N ≈ 231,000) and FinnGen (N ≈ 392,000).
Article Synopsis
- Poor sleep is linked to higher risks of infections and increased mortality, but previous studies struggled to show a direct causal relationship between chronic sleep issues and respiratory infections.
- * The research aimed to determine if chronic poor sleep could be a causal factor for respiratory infections, including influenza and COVID-19, using large population data from the UK Biobank and FinnGen.
- * Results revealed that insomnia significantly increases the risk of various respiratory infections, confirming that chronic poor sleep acts as a causal risk factor for conditions like influenza and COVID-19 hospitalization.