PT Journal
AU Piskackova, Z
   Forejt, M
TI THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SLEEP DURATION AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE ADULT POPULATION
SO Profese Online
PY 2011
BP 11
EP 16
VL 4
IS 2
DI 10.5507/pol.2011.011
DE sleep duration; sleep restriction; blood pressure; hypertension
AB Aim: The aim of this research was to explore the association between subjectively reported sleep duration and blood pressure (BP).Methods: The measured BP values were compared with 7-day records of sleep duration in the population of adults aged 19-72 years (n = 126). Additional information about sleep was obtained through the questionnaire method.Results: Sleep < 6.9 h was associated with a significantly higher diastolic BP (median 90.2 mm Hg) compared to subjects sleeping 7-7.9 h (median 85.0 mm Hg) and > 8 h (mean 83.8 mm Hg), P = 0.006. The diastolic blood pressure negatively correlated to a significant extent with sleep duration even when taking into consideration age and BMI (r = -0.22, P = 0.016).Conclusion: Extremely short sleep is a potential risk factor contributing to high blood pressure and hypertension. Sufficient sleep may play an important role in the prevention of high BP and cardiovascular disease.
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