China News Service, Beijing, March 19, "In recent years, due to the accelerated pace of life, sleep disorders have become increasingly common, and have become an important social and people’s livelihood problem that interferes with people’s health and hinders economic development. During the COVID-19 epidemic, sleep disorders are more common. "Lu Lin, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and consultant of the Sleep Medicine Professional Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, said in Beijing on the 19th.

On March 19, the Sleep Medicine Professional Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association held the "2021 World Sleep Day Press Conference" in Beijing.

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　　On the occasion of the 20th World Sleep Day, the Sleep Medicine Professional Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association held the "2021 World Sleep Day Press Conference" in Beijing on the 19th. At the press conference, many experts and scholars gave concentrated responses on sleep health topics of public concern. .

　　Lu Lin said that sleep is a ubiquitous phenomenon in nature. It is affected by many factors, such as age, rhythm, genetics and environment, and is closely related to health.

Sleep disorders can lead to abnormal brain function, immune dysfunction, increase the risk of infection, and significantly reduce the quality of life.

　　"We recommend that adults sleep 7-8 hours, high school students sleep more than 8 hours, junior high school students sleep more than 9 hours, and elementary school students sleep more than 10 hours. However, 70% of our country can't do it. ."

　　Lu Lin said that with the progress of economic and social development and the increasing pressure of social competition, the incidence of sleep disorders has increased significantly, reaching 40%.

　　"During the epidemic, we conducted a survey involving more than 50,000 people in February and March last year. 23.5% of the entire population had mild sleep disorders. The gender difference between men and women was not large, and men were slightly taller. The new crown virus Infected patients, family members, and close contacts are more serious." Lu Lin said.

　　At the press conference, Ye Jingying, chairman of the Sleep Medicine Professional Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, provided a survey of nearly 10,000 samples.

　　According to the survey, females fall asleep earlier than males in terms of the respondent’s sleep time. Among them, women fall asleep at the latest between the ages of 18 and 30. In terms of sleep duration, females are higher than males. The sleep duration of men and women varies with age. In terms of sleep quality, women It is still higher than that of men, and the sleep quality is lowest in 25-50 years old.

　　Analyzing from the perspective of exercise and sleep, the data shows that sleep quality improves after exercise. Outdoor exercise has a higher sleep quality than indoor exercise, but exercise within 1 hour before bedtime results in lower sleep quality.

　　Experts said that my country is in a period of rapid economic development, society is becoming more and more diversified, complex social ecology and increasing aging are affecting the physical and mental health of the people, and the prevalence of sleep disorders is increasing.

There is a clear relationship between sleep breathing disease and chronic diseases such as hypertension and cardiovascular disease. More medical staff, patients and society are required to understand. Improving the diagnosis and treatment of sleep breathing disorder can reduce the treatment costs of chronic diseases in the later stage and reduce medical economic expenditures.

　　Experts also said that sleep medicine is an emerging subject, which mainly covers the biological mechanism of sleep and the pathophysiological mechanism of various sleep-wake disorders, clinical evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and prevention, etc. It is an important part of basic medicine and clinical medicine. component.

Due to my country's vast territory and uneven medical standards, it is necessary to raise the awareness of grassroots doctors on such diseases.

　　At the press conference, the Sleep Medicine Professional Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association also held the launching ceremony of the 2021 sleep medicine expert tour to promote the standardized construction of sleep medicine.

It is reported that from 2010 to 2020, the special committee has completed nearly 30 lecture tours, which have spread to more than 30 provinces and cities across the country, and trained more than 30,000 doctors.

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