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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
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Insomnia affects 10-50% of the population worldwide. The prevalence of insomnia disorder is 10,000-20,000 per 100,000 (10%-20%) in the primary care setting.<ref name=DSMV>{{cite book | title = Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5 | publisher = American Psychiatric Association | location = Washington, D.C | year = 2013 | isbn = 0890425558 }}</ref> | |||
=== | According to the U.S. [[Department of Health and Human Services]] in year 2007, approximately 64 million Americans suffer from insomnia each year.<ref name="titleBrain Basics: Understanding Sleep: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)">{{cite web |url=http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/brain_basics/understanding_sleep.htm |title=Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) |accessdate=2007-12-16 |format= |work=}}</ref> Insomnia tends to increase with age and affects about 40 percent of women and 30 percent of men.<ref name="titleInsomnia">{{cite web |url=http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/insomnia.htm |title=Insomnia |accessdate=2007-12-16 |format= |work=}}</ref> The average American gets 7 hours of sleep, instead of the 8 to 10 hours recommended by doctors. Children however are recommended more than 8 hours. | ||
===Insomnia by demographics=== | |||
Insomnia is found to be higher in incidence among population of age <35 years. The females are more affected than male but the values are statistically insignificant values <ref>Bhaskar S, Hemavathy D, Prasad S. Prevalence of chronic insomnia in adult patients and its correlation with medical comorbidities. J Family Med Prim Care. 2016;5(4):780-784. doi:10.4103/2249-4863.201153</ref>. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Epidemiology and Demographics
=Incidence and Prevalence
Insomnia affects 10-50% of the population worldwide. The prevalence of insomnia disorder is 10,000-20,000 per 100,000 (10%-20%) in the primary care setting.[1]
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in year 2007, approximately 64 million Americans suffer from insomnia each year.[2] Insomnia tends to increase with age and affects about 40 percent of women and 30 percent of men.[3] The average American gets 7 hours of sleep, instead of the 8 to 10 hours recommended by doctors. Children however are recommended more than 8 hours.
Insomnia by demographics
Insomnia is found to be higher in incidence among population of age <35 years. The females are more affected than male but the values are statistically insignificant values [4].
References
- ↑ Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 0890425558.
- ↑ "Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)". Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- ↑ "Insomnia". Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- ↑ Bhaskar S, Hemavathy D, Prasad S. Prevalence of chronic insomnia in adult patients and its correlation with medical comorbidities. J Family Med Prim Care. 2016;5(4):780-784. doi:10.4103/2249-4863.201153