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Effects of
Insufficient Sleep
Oviya Soundararajan
Ethan Moyer
Shaun Klotz
Drew Bennison
Describe the Scenario
Question: To what extent does sleep alters the
length of life? What role does Insurance play?
Importance:
- These issues are brought to light and can be addressed to improve the standard of living amongst PA
residents
- To highlight how essential sleep is
Describe the Data
Kep Elements:
1. Insufficient Sleep (%)
2. Length of Life
3. Mental Distress (%)
4. Physical Distress (%)
5. UnInsured (%)
Source: County Health Rankings.org
Analysis/Results
- P Value: 0.327
- Not statistically
significant
Analysis/Results
Orange= Below average
rates of insurance
Blue= Above average rates
of insurance
Importance of Sample Size
Orange= Worse than
average physical and
mental distress
Blue= Better than
average physical and
mental distress
Conclusions
● As Insufficient sleep , life expectancy , among both insured and uninsured
● While not statistically significant, there is a slightly positive relationship b/w higher
rates of % uninsured and life expectancy
● As insufficient sleep frequent mental/ physical distress as well.
● Counties with higher uninsurance rates had higher physical and mental distress,
than similar counties with lower uninsurance rates.
Overall, sleep affects length of life to a great extent. Counties with lower uninsurance tend to have lower
levels of distress.
**Lower levels of distress → better sleep → longer length of life**
References
““About BRFSS.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, www.cdc.gov/brfss/about/index.htm.
How Healthy Is Your County? | County Health Rankings.” County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, County
Health, 2019, www.countyhealthrankings.org/.

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A study into Life Expectancy & Insufficient Sleep

  • 1. Effects of Insufficient Sleep Oviya Soundararajan Ethan Moyer Shaun Klotz Drew Bennison
  • 2. Describe the Scenario Question: To what extent does sleep alters the length of life? What role does Insurance play? Importance: - These issues are brought to light and can be addressed to improve the standard of living amongst PA residents - To highlight how essential sleep is
  • 3. Describe the Data Kep Elements: 1. Insufficient Sleep (%) 2. Length of Life 3. Mental Distress (%) 4. Physical Distress (%) 5. UnInsured (%) Source: County Health Rankings.org
  • 4. Analysis/Results - P Value: 0.327 - Not statistically significant
  • 5. Analysis/Results Orange= Below average rates of insurance Blue= Above average rates of insurance Importance of Sample Size
  • 6. Orange= Worse than average physical and mental distress Blue= Better than average physical and mental distress
  • 7. Conclusions ● As Insufficient sleep , life expectancy , among both insured and uninsured ● While not statistically significant, there is a slightly positive relationship b/w higher rates of % uninsured and life expectancy ● As insufficient sleep frequent mental/ physical distress as well. ● Counties with higher uninsurance rates had higher physical and mental distress, than similar counties with lower uninsurance rates. Overall, sleep affects length of life to a great extent. Counties with lower uninsurance tend to have lower levels of distress. **Lower levels of distress → better sleep → longer length of life**
  • 8. References ““About BRFSS.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, www.cdc.gov/brfss/about/index.htm. How Healthy Is Your County? | County Health Rankings.” County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, County Health, 2019, www.countyhealthrankings.org/.