One in four people in TaiwanPoor sleepA lack of mental energy leads to decreased efficiency and immense physical and mental stress. New research also shows that insomnia may increase the risk of stroke.
A Taiwanese study published in the American Heart Association's journal *Stroke* indicates that...suffer from insomniaPeople with insomnia have a 54% higher chance of stroke than those without insomnia; and among all insomnia patients, young adults aged 18-34 have an eight times higher chance of stroke than those over 34.
The study's lead researcher, Assistant Professor Ya-Wen Hsu of Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, tracked approximately 21,000 insomnia patients and 64,000 non-insomnia patients in Taiwan's National Health Insurance database. Four years later, 583 insomnia patients suffered strokes, accounting for about 2.7% of the total; while 962 non-insomnia patients suffered strokes, accounting for about 1.5% of the total. The incidence of stroke is even higher for those experiencing chronic insomnia for more than six months.
The research team believes that it is not yet clear how insomnia increases the risk of stroke, but they speculate that insomnia may increase the body's inflammatory response, raise blood pressure, and even disrupt metabolism, thereby affecting cardiovascular health.
Hsu Ya-wen suggested that if the public hasChronic insomniaFor young patients in particular, in addition to receiving active treatment, they also need to go to the hospital to assess their risk of stroke.






































