PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Piskáčková, Zlata
AU  - Forejt, Martin
TI  - THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SLEEP DURATION AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE ADULT POPULATION
DP  - 2011 Oct 1
TA  - Profese Online
PG  - 11--16
VI  - 4
IP  - 2
AID - 10.5507/pol.2011.011
IS  - 18034330
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.