Version 1
: Received: 29 September 2024 / Approved: 29 September 2024 / Online: 30 September 2024 (07:48:06 CEST)
Version 2
: Received: 10 October 2024 / Approved: 11 October 2024 / Online: 11 October 2024 (10:59:06 CEST)
How to cite:
Rastmanesh, R.; Marotta, F. Person-to-Person Bacterial Transmission Can Change the Sleep Pattern in Newly Married Couples. Preprints2024, 2024092354. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2354.v2
Rastmanesh, R.; Marotta, F. Person-to-Person Bacterial Transmission Can Change the Sleep Pattern in Newly Married Couples. Preprints 2024, 2024092354. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2354.v2
Rastmanesh, R.; Marotta, F. Person-to-Person Bacterial Transmission Can Change the Sleep Pattern in Newly Married Couples. Preprints2024, 2024092354. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2354.v2
APA Style
Rastmanesh, R., & Marotta, F. (2024). Person-to-Person Bacterial Transmission Can Change the Sleep Pattern in Newly Married Couples. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2354.v2
Chicago/Turabian Style
Rastmanesh, R. and Francesco Marotta. 2024 "Person-to-Person Bacterial Transmission Can Change the Sleep Pattern in Newly Married Couples" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2354.v2
Abstract
The composition of the gut microbiota varies significantly among healthy individuals and insomniacs, hypersomniacs and healthy people. On the other hand, there is a substantial bacterial strain shared across these populations with distinct intra-population, mother-to-infant and intra-household transmission patterns. Based on these premises, we propose a hypothesis stating that person-to-person bacterial transmission can change the sleep pattern in couples. In this pilot study, 157 couples who had been married and living together for an average of 5.91 months were enrolled. A wide range of questionnaires were administered to participants to measure sleep patterns. Gut microbiota composition was analyzed at two time points: baseline and 3 months. We found that sleep disturbances in couples can be partially explained by changes in gut microbiota.
Keywords
Gut microbiota; bacterial transmission; person-to-person contacts; sleep disturbance
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Internal Medicine
Copyright:
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