Annual medical expenditure associated with short sleep in China: estimates from a nationally representative sample
Short sleep was associated with increased total and out-of-pocket medical expenses in China. Our results have implications for public advice to get sufficient sleep, as it could help reduce medical expenditure, especially for disadvantaged groups.
Authors
- Ichiro Kawachi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9339-2821)
- Xumeng Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6677-2490)
- Xiaoyu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4463-9944)
- Fang Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2582-5215)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Peking University (CN)
- Peking University People's Hospital (CN)
- Tsinghua University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SSM - Population Health
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101808
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Tsinghua University