Short sleep associated with hypertension.
15 Jul 16 CURATED BY Jim Kling Takeaway In a Chinese population, short sleepers had a heightened risk for hypertension. Study design The researchers studied 874 Chinese participants (age, 40-70 y) without hypertension, recruited from 6 districts of Tianjin, China. Participants were reexamined after 2 y of follow-up. Key results Among the younger age group (40-55 y), a short sleep duration (≤4.9 h was associated with a significantly higher risk for hypertension compared with sleeping for 7-8 h in unadjusted analyses (OR, 3.15; 95% CI, 1.04-9.54). In an adjusted model, a significant difference was also found in the frequency …
Patient Reviews
