Short sleep and insomnia are associated with accelerated epigenetic age.
Cynthia D J KustersEric T KlopackEileen M CrimminsTeresa E SeemanSteven W ColeJudith E CarrollPublished in: Psychosomatic medicine (2023)
Our findings indicate short sleep, insomnia, and the combination of the two, are linked to epigenetic age acceleration, suggesting that these individuals have an older biological age that may contribute to risk for comorbidity and mortality.