Blood Pressure Dipping: Ethnicity, Sleep Quality, and Sympathetic Nervous System Activity | Zendy

Andrew Sherwood | Zendy; Faye S. Routledge | Zendy; William K. Wohlgemuth | Zendy; Alan L. Hinderliter | Zendy; Cynthia M. Kuhn | Zendy; James A. Blumenthal | Zendy

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Blood Pressure Dipping: Ethnicity, Sleep Quality, and Sympathetic Nervous System Activity

Author(s) -

Andrew Sherwood,

Faye S. Routledge,

William K. Wohlgemuth,

Alan L. Hinderliter,

Cynthia M. Kuhn,

James A. Blumenthal

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.2011.87

Subject(s) - medicine , actigraphy , blood pressure , body mass index , ambulatory blood pressure , sleep (system call) , sympathetic nervous system , endocrinology , circadian rhythm , ethnic group , diastole , sociology , computer science , anthropology , operating system

Blunted blood pressure (BP) dipping is an established predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Although blunted BP dipping is more common in African Americans than whites, the factors contributing to this ethnic difference are not well understood. This study examined the relationships of BP dipping to ethnicity, body mass index (BMI), sleep quality, and fall in sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity during the sleep-period.

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