Open AccessAssociation of Sleep Duration and Hypertension Among US Adults Varies by Age and Sex
Author(s) -
Jing Fang,
Anne G. Wheaton,
Nora L. Keenan,
Kurt J. Greenlund,
Grace Perry,
Janet B. Croft
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2011.201
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , logistic regression , sleep (system call) , association (psychology) , gerontology , psychology , sociology , computer science , psychotherapist , operating system
While short sleep duration has been related to hypertension, the impact of age and sex on this association is less well known. We examined the association between hours of sleep and hypertension prevalence among US adults by age and sex.
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