Open AccessSleep Duration and Risk for Hypertension in Women: Results from The Nurses' Health Study
Author(s) -
James E. Gangwisch,
Diane Feskanich,
Dolores Malaspina,
S. Shen,
John P. Forman
Publication year - 2013
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 - 10.1093/ajh/hpt044
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , hazard ratio , nurses' health study , odds ratio , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , diabetes mellitus , prospective cohort study , menopause , logistic regression , proportional hazards model , sleep (system call) , obesity , endocrinology , physics , computer science , optics , operating system
Acute sleep restriction has been shown to increase blood pressure and sympathetic nervous system activity.
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