Open AccessExtreme Sleep Durations and Increased C-Reactive Protein: Effects of Sex and Ethnoracial Group
Author(s) -
Michael A. Grandner,
Orfeu M. Buxton,
Nicholas Jackson,
Megan SandsLincoln,
Abhishek Pandey,
Girardin JeanLouis
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.5665/sleep.2646
Subject(s) - body mass index , demography , national health and nutrition examination survey , medicine , c reactive protein , ethnic group , obstructive sleep apnea , population , comorbidity , gerontology , inflammation , sociology , anthropology
We hypothesize that extremes of sleep duration are associated with elevated C-reactive protein (CRP), a pro-inflammatory marker for cardiovascular disease risk.
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