News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Sleep and Mortality: A Population-Based 22-Year Follow-Up Study (2007). Parent comment

Re:Sleep and Mortality: A Population-Based 22-Year Follow-Up... by candu on Thursday February 01, 2018 @10:10AM (#16282331)
...and, if I understood their tables correctly, use of tranquilizers (benzodiazepines, etc.) is associated with significantly greater risk.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Sleep and Mortality: A Population-Based 22-Year Follow-Up... by Chris2048 on Friday February 02, 2018 @05:39AM (#16289647)
doesn't that have a lot of confounding factors though? e.g. such difficulties getting to sleep medication is needed, or willingness to medicate (rather than change behavior/environment) etc.
[ Parent | on HN ]