Insomnia With Objective Short Sleep Duration and Inflammation in Perimenopausal Women

sleep · Sleep · 2024

Perimenopausal women with insomnia and <6h objective sleep had IL-6 and CRP levels 2.3x higher than good sleepers — independent of BMI and hot flashes.

Authors

Vgontzas AN, Fernandez-Mendoza J, Basta M, et al.

Research lens

Perimenopausal women with insomnia and <6h objective sleep had IL-6 and CRP levels 2.3x higher than good sleepers — independent of BMI and hot flashes.

  • sleep
  • womens-hormones
  • inflammation
  • perimenopause
  • insomnia