People who are anxious and sleep less than five hours a night tend to have higher levels of oxidative stress in their blood compared to those who sleep normally. This suggests that not getting enough sleep might worsen the body's chemical balance, especially for those already dealing with anxiety.

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Prognostic Factors Associated With Sleep Duration: Serum Pro-Oxidant/Antioxidant Balance and Superoxide Dismutase 1 as Oxidative Stress Markers and Anxiety/Depression

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Short sleep combined with anxiety is linked to significantly higher levels of oxidative stress in the blood, confirming that lack of sleep independently worsens this chemical imbalance in anxious adults.

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Prognostic Factors Associated With Sleep Duration: Serum Pro-Oxidant/Antioxidant Balance and Superoxide Dismutase 1 as Oxidative Stress Markers and Anxiety/Depression

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DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2023.1606014

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