Where you live can affect the way of sleeping at night.
New Innerbody research revealed that some parts of the country are more private than others.
The study used data from the disease control and prevention centers (CDC) and other reference points in the 100 most populated cities in the United States, each classifying in the duration and quality of sleep.
For each city, researchers analyzed the prevalence of five metrics: physical activity, obesity, alcohol consumption, mental distress and noise and light pollution, which can affect the quality of sleep.
Here are the 10 best cities that are dedicated to sleep, according to the study results.
- Norfolk, Virginia
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Detroit, Michigan
- Toledo, Ohio
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Laredo, Texas
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Memphis, Tennessee
Researchers said that many of these cities are in the eastern half of the United States and Ohio appears several times.
Although these cities were classified as the most private sleep, Honolulu, Hawaii, placed the number 1 for the worst duration of sleep, with 42.3% of adults with less than seven hours of Shutee per night.
It is followed by Norfolk, Virginia; New Orleans, Louisiana; Detroit, Michigan; and Huntsville, Alabama.
Memphis, Tennessee, occupied the city number 1 in the city with the worst sleep quality, followed by New Orleans, Louisiana; Norfolk, Virginia; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Corpus Christi, Texas.
The study also identified the least private sleep cities in the country, which are shown below.
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Seattle, Washington
- San Jose, California
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Boise, Idaho
- St. Paul, Minnesota
- Denver, Colorado
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Oakland, California
- San Francisco, California
Researchers said that the coldest temperatures in some of these locations could increase the quality of sleep.
Son Wendy Troxel, doctor – a Rand Corporation behavior specialist and a license clinical psychologist at Utah – confirmed in an interview with Fox News Digital, which, due to his own research, can have an impact on sleep.
“It is often said that your zip code can influence your health as much as your genetic code,” he said. “Together, these results show that this saying is also true for sleep health.”
Troxel’s latest research, published in Sleep Health, showed that the improvement of sleep health requires “to move beyond the approach focused on individuals and to consider wider strategies” in relation to the neighborhoods, he said.
This includes investing in neighborhood improvements to improve the quality of sleep and general health of the population.
“Given the strong connection between sleep health problems and preventable chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and stroke, our results suggest that interventions aimed at improving neighborhood conditions could make significant benefits.”
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