Heat, air pollution linked to lower sleep quality, study finds
Live MintIndia is currently facing severe heatwave conditions with temperatures crossing the 40 degrees Celsius mark in several regions. After tracking the participants for two weeks using activity monitors and sleep logs, the findings showed that higher levels of air pollution, carbon dioxide, noise, and temperature in the bedroom were all linked independently to lower sleep efficiency, according to PTI. "These findings highlight the importance of the bedroom environment for high-quality sleep," said study lead author Mathias Basner, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, US. Along with work and family commitments, a rapidly changing environment set off by increasing urbanisation and climate change has made it harder to sleep well, according to the study. The findings showed that high noise was associated with a 4.7% decline in sleep efficiency, high carbon dioxide with a 4% reduction, high temperature with a 3.4% decline, and high PM2.5 with a 3.2% reduction.
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